ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 285628
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| Date: | Monday 1 September 2008 |
| Time: | 12:30 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 172S Skyhawk SP |
| Owner/operator: | Ari Meisel |
| Registration: | N251SP |
| MSN: | 172S8227 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1999 |
| Engine model: | Lycoming IO360-L2A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | South Harpswell, Maine -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Portsmouth International Airport at Pease, NH (PSM/KPSM) |
| South Harpswell, ME | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot stated that prior to landing he believed that he had a quartering head wind between 6 and 8 knots. Once over runway 14 at 10 feet agl, "suddenly the wind shifted and we were lifted up and keeled over to the right. Once I leveled the wings I realized that we were quickly running out of runway." The pilot stated that he attempted a go-around; he put in full power and raised the flaps to 20 degrees. However, he did not have enough power or clearance to stay out of the trees. The pilot banked left to avoid the trees and "dropped" the airplane in a field between houses. The airplane hit the ground and then skidded to a stop into a tree. The reported weather conditions at Brunswick, Maine, at the time of the accident was visual meteorological conditions with winds at 340 degrees at 19 knots gusting to 27 knots.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane while landing in gusty winds.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB MIA08CA179
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 02-Oct-2022 12:33 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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