ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 358317
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| Date: | Sunday 3 September 1995 |
| Time: | 17:44 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 185F |
| Owner/operator: | Wayne E Cartwright |
| Registration: | N9222H |
| MSN: | 18503423 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1977 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1879 hours |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL IO-520D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Salem, OR -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | (KSLE) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
DURING BANNER PICKUP FOR A BANNER TOWING OPERATION, THE TOW LINE BECAME ENTANGLED WITH THE TAILWHEEL AND DISPLACED THE RUDDER TO THE RIGHT. THE PILOT ELECTED TO MAKE A FLY-BY PAST HIS GROUND CREW TO ASSESS THE PROBLEM BEFORE ATTEMPTING TO RELEASE THE BANNER OR LAND. THE PILOT STATED THAT AFTER THE FLY-BY HE ATTEMPTED TO ADD POWER TO GO AROUND, BUT SUSTAINED A LOSS OF POWER AT THAT TIME. HE DID A SHARP LEFT TURN TO AVOID OBSTACLES AND ATTEMPTED A FORCED LANDING ON THE AIRPORT. WITNESSES NOTED THAT THE ENGINE SOUNDED NORMAL AND THAT THE NOSE DROPPED DURING THE MANEUVER. NO MECHANICAL DISCREPANCIES WERE FOUND.
Probable Cause: A LOSS OF POWER FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS AND THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AIRSPEED WHILE MANEUVERING FOR A FORCED LANDING.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB SEA95LA208
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 17 October 2005 | N9222H | private | 1 | Limestone Lake |  |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 14-Mar-2024 12:13 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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