ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 359778
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| Date: | Saturday 17 September 1994 |
| Time: | 11:00 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 172 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N8064B |
| MSN: | 29864 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1957 |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL O-300 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Mora, MN -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Brainard, MN (KBRD) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE AIRPLANE WAS OBSERVED TO LAND ON ITS NOSE WHEEL BY A WITNESS. IT PORPOISED ABOUT FIVE TIMES BEFORE THE NOSE WHEEL TIRE BLEW OUT. AFTER THE TIRE BLOWOUT THE AIRPLANE LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL, EXITING THE RUNWAY EDGE, HAVING ITS NOSE GEAR SEPARATE FROM THE AIRFRAME AND THEN NOSING OVER IN SOFT SOD. THE PILOT GAVE A SIMILAR ACCOUNT OF THE EVENTS BUT SAID HE LANDED NOSE WHEEL FIRST, FOLLOWED BY NOSE WHEEL VIBRATION AND COLLAPSE. HE ALSO SAID HE WAS SO CONCERNED ABOUT THE CROSSWIND THAT HE WAS CARELESS ABOUT THE APPROACH.
Probable Cause: was an improper touchdown by the pilot-in-command. Factor's associated with this accident were the pilot's diverted attention due to his perception of a crosswind condition and the pilot not performing a recovery from a bounced landing.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CHI94LA338
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Mar-2024 14:29 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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