ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 360191
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| Date: | Sunday 10 July 1994 |
| Time: | 11:45 LT |
| Type: |  Luscombe 8F |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N1946X |
| MSN: | 6373 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2364 hours |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL C-90-12F |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Leesburg, VA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Grass Patch, VA |
| (JY0) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PILOT STATED SHE LANDED ON RUNWAY 17, AND IMMEDIATELY EXPERIENCED DIFFICULTY, BECAUSE OF A STRONG TAILWIND. THE AIRPLANE STARTED TO DRIFT TO THE RIGHT, AND LEAVE THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT WAS CONCERNED ABOUT A COLLISION WITH TREES AND POSSIBLY GOING DOWN A STEEP HILL; THEREFORE, SHE APPLIED ENGINE POWER AND ATTEMPTED TO TAKE OFF. THE AIRPLANE BECAME AIRBORNE, AND COLLIDED WITH THE TREES.
Probable Cause: The pilot's inadequate incompensation for wind conditions resulting in loss of directional control.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB NYC94LA118
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 15-Mar-2024 18:51 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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