ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 296431
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| Date: | Tuesday 12 November 2002 |
| Time: | 16:45 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 150F |
| Owner/operator: | Larry Pierce |
| Registration: | N7198F |
| MSN: | 15063798 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1966 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 5007 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental O-200A42 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Logan, Utah -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Heber, UT (36U) |
| Logan-Cache Airport, UT (LGU/KLGU) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot said "I think I flared too high and it was taking me more time than [sic] usual to land and then everything went wrong." He said the airplane stalled and impacted the ground. Subsequently, the left aileron was damaged, the outboard right wing tip (2 feet) was bent up, the upper wing skin was wrinkled the full length, and the lower wing skin was wrinkled for the last outboard 5 feet. According to the U.S. Naval Observatory, official sunset was at 1710 mountain standard time. The pilot stated in his accident report that dusk light conditions existed at the time of the accident.
Probable Cause: The pilot's premature flare and his failure to maintain airspeed, resulting in a stall. A contributing factor was the dusk light conditions.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB DEN03LA015
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Oct-2022 06:30 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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