ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 352412
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| Date: | Sunday 24 October 1999 |
| Time: | 12:30 LT |
| Type: |  Murphy Rebel |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N8160X |
| MSN: | 464 |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-235-C1 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Saint Johns, MI -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Saint Johns, MI (97G) |
| (3S5) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot stated that he attempted a 3-point landing with 30 degrees of flaps. He said a gust of wind blew him up about 10 feet and another gust turned him 90 degrees to the left. He said that he started a go around with the airplane with flaps at 30 degrees. He reduced the airplane's flaps to 10 degrees. He stated the flap lever released from the 10-degree setting and that he must not have set the flap lever all the way down in its notch. The pilot said the plane sunk about 5 feet and the airplane's tail hit the top of the trees first. The pilot listed 4.4 hours of total flight time in this make and model airplane.
Probable Cause: the pilot not maintaining altitude and clearance. Factors were the trees, the flap control not fully engaged, and the pilot's lack of total experience in the kind of airplane flown.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CHI00LA015
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Mar-2024 13:44 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
| 07-Mar-2024 13:45 | ASN | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative] |
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