ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 352374
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| Date: | Friday 5 November 1999 |
| Time: | 18:45 LT |
| Type: | WACO KNF |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N698N |
| MSN: | 3246 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1930 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1237 hours |
| Engine model: | Kinner K-5 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Midway, AR -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The airplane encountered a downdraft while on final approach and contacted trees. According to the pilot, the airplane was at 25 feet agl, crossing a road and trees, at the approach end of runway 18, when he 'felt a rapid sink of the aircraft.' The pilot 'applied full throttle and attempted to lower the nose of the aircraft, but within what seemed like a couple of seconds' the airplane's left wing contacted trees. Subsequently, the airplane impacted the ground and came to rest upright. The pilot stated that he attributed the loss of altitude to a 'downdraft.' Another pilot, who flew the same approach 5 minutes prior to the accident airplane, reported that his aircraft experienced a 20 mph loss of airspeed while on final approach. That pilot added that he attributed the loss of airspeed to a 'downdraft.'
Probable Cause: The inability of the pilot to maintain control of the airplane as a result of a downdraft.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB FTW00LA026
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 07-Mar-2024 12:41 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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