ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 357955
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| Date: | Sunday 3 December 1995 |
| Time: | 14:45 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-28-161 |
| Owner/operator: | Meridan Aviation |
| Registration: | N2226Z |
| MSN: | 28-7916390 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1979 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 5282 hours |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING O-320-D3G |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Meriden, CT -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Windsor Locks, CT |
| (KMMK) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PILOT PERFORMED A LANDING ON RUNWAY 18 WITH A RIGHT QUARTERING CROSSWIND THAT WAS VARIABLE, WITH A VELOCITY OF 20 KNOTS AND GUSTS TO 25 KNOTS. AFTER TOUCHDOWN, THE AIRPLANE BOUNCED AND BECAME AIRBORNE. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE AIRPLANE STARTED TO ROLL RIGHT. THE PILOT SAID THAT HE APPLIED LEFT AILERON AND RUDDER TO CORRECT THE ROLL. HOWEVER, THE AIRPLANE TOUCHED DOWN IN A NOSE DOWN, RIGHT WING DOWN ATTITUDE, AND DEPARTED THE RUNWAY TO THE RIGHT. THE AIRPLANE THEN WENT THROUGH SMALL TREES AND BUSHES BEFORE COMING TO REST.
Probable Cause: The pilot's improper flare and improper recovery from a bounced landing. The unfavorable wind condition was a related factor.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB NYC96LA033
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 14-Mar-2024 08:27 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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