ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 293898
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| Date: | Saturday 16 April 2005 |
| Time: | 10:52 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 172B |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N7653X |
| MSN: | 17248153 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1960 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2772 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental O-300 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Collegeville, Pennsylvania -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Chester County, PA (40N) |
| Collegeville, PA (N10) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
As the airplane crossed over a treeline on final approach to the runway, it encountered a sudden downdraft. The airplane then began to descend, and the left wing impacted a tree. The airplane rotated to the left, continued to descend, and impacted a road, before coming to rest inverted. The winds reported at an airport located about 6 miles to the west, at 1054, were from 050 degrees at 12 knots, gusts to 17 knots.
Probable Cause: The pilot's inadvertent encounter with a downdraft, which resulted in a collision with trees. A factor related to the accident was the downdraft wind conditions.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB NYC05CA072
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Oct-2022 14:49 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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