ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 286619
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| Date: | Saturday 29 August 2009 |
| Time: | 15:30 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 150F |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N8312G |
| MSN: | 15062412 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1965 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4431 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental 0-200 SERIES |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Abilene, Kansas -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Abilene, KS (K78) |
| Abilene, KS (K78) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The student pilot said that while landing the tailwheel-equipped airplane on runway 35 with a north-northeast wind of 8 mph, he failed to lower the right wing into the wind. The wind raised the right wing while he was using left rudder. The airplane swerved to the east and the left wheel broke off. The airplane then nosed down, buckling the firewall. Federal Aviation Administration inspectors who examined the airplane reported the left axle bore a fracture surface consistent with an overload failure.
Probable Cause: The pilot's inadequate crosswind landing technique, resulting in an excessive side load on the left landing gear that led to an overload failure of its axle.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CEN09CA552
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Oct-2022 13:27 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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