ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 358962
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Date: | Thursday 25 May 1995 |
Time: | 08:04 LT |
Type: | Cessna 180D |
Owner/operator: | Private |
Registration: | N8611X |
MSN: | 18015011 |
Total airframe hrs: | 4120 hours |
Engine model: | CONTINENTAL O-470-R |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Eveleth, MN -
United States of America
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Phase: | Landing |
Nature: | Private |
Departure airport: | Milwaukee, WI (KMWK) |
Destination airport: | |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:IN HIS WRITTEN STATEMENT THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE USED WHAT HE BELIEVED WAS 20 DEGREES OF FLAPS AND TURNED ONTO FINAL APPROACH AT AN AIRSPEED OF 80 KNOTS WITH THE POWER SET AT 15 INCHES OF MANIFOLD PRESSURE. AS HE FLEW OVER THE TREES PRIOR TO THE THRESHOLD, HE HEARD THE STALL WARNING INDICATOR. HE APPLIED FULL POWER AND THE AIRPLANE IMPACTED THE RUNWAY. THE AIRPLANE BOUNCED AND THE RIGHT WING IMPACTED BUSHES ALONG THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE EXAMINED THE AIRPLANE FOLLOWING THE ACCIDENT AND DISCOVERED THE FLAPS WERE IN THE 30 DEGREE POSITION. HE REPORTED THAT HE HAD NEVER LANDED THE AIRPLANE IN THIS CONFIGURATION BEFORE.
Probable Cause: the pilot's improper setting of the flaps to the 30 degree position and an excessive descent rate during the landing.
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Report number: | CHI95LA168 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | 4 months |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
NTSB CHI95LA168
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