ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 360523
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| Date: | Monday 2 May 1994 |
| Time: | 14:38 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-28-180 |
| Owner/operator: | Aerobluff, Inc. |
| Registration: | N8454N |
| MSN: | 28-8290051 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2815 hours |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING O-360-A4 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Danbury, CT -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE STUDENT PILOT WAS CONDUCTING TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS. ON HIS FOURTH LANDING ON RUNWAY 35, HE STATED: '...WIND SHIFTED, TOUCHED DOWN ON THE NUMBERS ON RUNWAY CENTERLINE. APPLIED AILERON INTO WIND. LEFT WING LIFTED UP. [THE AIRPLANE] DRIFTED OFF THE RIGHT SIDE [OF THE] RUNWAY [AND] STRUCK...[A] SIGN, WHICH SHEARED OFF THE RIGHT LANDING GEAR.' THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE WIND WAS FROM 290 DEGREES AT 12 KNOTS.
Probable Cause: THE STUDENT PILOT'S INADEQUATE COMPENSATTION FOR WIND CONDITIONS. THE CROSSWIND WAS A FACTOR.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB NYC94LA076
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 16-Mar-2024 08:15 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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