ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 293683
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| Date: | Wednesday 8 June 2005 |
| Time: | 22:30 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 150H |
| Owner/operator: | Kennith Pearson |
| Registration: | N6973S |
| MSN: | 15067673 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1967 |
| Engine model: | Continental O-200A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Morrilton, Arkansas -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Morrilton, AR |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The 80-hour pilot reported that during final approach on a night flight, the airplane "experienced a gust of wind" and drifted to the left of the runway. Subsequently, the airplane landed on the grass area adjacent to the runway, bounced, and became airborne. The pilot stated that because he was not sure of the remaining distance to the tree line on the departure end of the runway, he decided to perform a soft field landing on the grass adjacent to the runway. During the landing roll, the airplane struck a drainage ditch, nosed over, and came to rest inverted. A weather reporting station 20 nautical miles west of the accident site reported 37 minutes prior to the accident wind calm and clear sky. The pilot added that other than the "wind gust" experienced on final approach, the wind was calm at the time of the accident. According to the U.S. Naval Observatory Astronomical Applications Department, three percent the moons visible disc was illuminated.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain proper alignment with the runway during landing. A contributing factor was the dark night lighting condition.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB DFW05CA160
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 10-Oct-2022 11:59 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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