ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 358691
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Date: | Sunday 9 July 1995 |
Time: | 11:20 LT |
Type: | Luscombe 8E |
Owner/operator: | Private |
Registration: | N1050K |
MSN: | 3777 |
Year of manufacture: | 1946 |
Total airframe hrs: | 2659 hours |
Engine model: | CONTINENTAL C-85-12 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Columbia, CA -
United States of America
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Phase: | Landing |
Nature: | Private |
Departure airport: | San Jose, CA (KRHV) |
Destination airport: | (O22) |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:THE PILOT ENCOUNTERED A GUSTY CROSSWIND DURING THE LANDING FLARE, TOUCHED DOWN ABRUPTLY, AND LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. THE AIRCRAFT GROUND LOOPED, WHICH COLLAPSED THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR AND DAMAGED THE PROPELLER AND RIGHT WING.
Probable Cause: the pilot's inadequate compensation for the gusty crosswind condition and failure to maintain directional control.
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Report number: | LAX95LA247 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | 6 months |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
NTSB LAX95LA247
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Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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