ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 360757
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| Date: | Sunday 6 March 1994 |
| Time: | 14:00 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 175A |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N6995E |
| MSN: | 56495 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1960 |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL O-360 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Stanley, ID -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Hailey, ID (KSUN) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
WHILE ON SHORT FINAL TO THE 2,100 FOOT LONG AIRSTRIP, THE AIRCRAFT ENTERED A DOWNDRAFT AS IT PASSED OVER A RIVER. THE INCREASED RATE OF DESCENT, WHICH BEGAN WHILE IN THE DOWNDRAFT, CONTINUED TO THE POINT OF TOUCHDOWN. THE AIRCRAFT THEN EXPERIENCED A VERY HARD THREE-POINT LANDING, AT WHICH TIME THE NOSE GEAR FORK SHEARED FROM THE STRUT. THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED BACK INTO THE AIR, AND TOUCHED DOWN A SECOND TIME, LANDING ON THE MAIN GEAR. WHEN THE PILOT LOWERED THE NOSE GEAR TO THE RUNWAY, THE NOSE GEAR STRUT DUG INTO THE SOFT EARTH, AND THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER.
Probable Cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN THE PROPER DESCENT RATE. FACTORS INCLUDE DOWNDRAFTS ON FINAL APPROACH.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB SEA94LA075
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 16-Mar-2024 10:52 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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