ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 360666
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| Date: | Saturday 26 March 1994 |
| Time: | 17:50 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 172N |
| Owner/operator: | Florida Flyers Uk, Inc. |
| Registration: | N6HV |
| MSN: | 17273778 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1980 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 6884 hours |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING O-320-H2AD |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Stuart, FL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Fort Pierce, FL (KFPR) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PILOT LANDED THE AIRPLANE IN A FIELD DURING A REPORTED FORCED LANDING DUE TO A PARTIAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. DURING THE LANDING ROLL WITH A TAILWIND OF ABOUT 14 KNOTS, THE NOSE LANDING GEAR COLLIDED WITH A RISE ALONG THE FIELD. THE NOSE LANDING GEAR SEPARATED AND THE AIRPLANE THEN NOSED OVER AND CAME TO REST INVERTED. THE PILOT HAD LANDED IN THE FIELD BEFORE BECAUSE AN ACQUAINTANCE LIVED NEARBY. THE ENGINE WAS STARTED AFTER THE ACCIDENT AND FOUND TO OPERATE NORMALLY.
Probable Cause: POOR IN-FLIGHT PLANNING/DECISION BY THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS WIND INFORMATION DISREGARDED BY THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB MIA94LA104
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 16-Mar-2024 09:53 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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