ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 361247
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| Date: | Friday 24 September 1993 |
| Time: | 09:00 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 172P |
| Owner/operator: | Sawyer Aviation |
| Registration: | N98909 |
| MSN: | 17276377 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1985 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 5176 hours |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING O-320-D2J |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Phoenix, AZ -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Chandler, AZ (P10) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PILOT REPORTED THAT AS HE NEARED THE AIRPORT HE BEGAN TO FEEL ILL. WHILE OVERFLYING THE AIRPORT HE BLACKED OUT FOR A COUPLE OF MINUTES. AFTER HIS VISION RETURNED HE LANDED, BOUNCED, AND LANDED HARD. THE OPERATOR REPORTED THAT SUBSEQUENT MEDICAL TESTS ON THE PILOT COULD NOT DETERMINE THE REASON FOR THE PILOT'S LOSS OF CONSCIOUSNESS.
Probable Cause: THE PILOT'S MISJUDGING THE LANDING FLARE. A PHYSICAL PROBLEM MAY HAVE CONTRIBUTED.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB LAX93LA368
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 13 August 1994 | N98909 | Sawyer Aviation | 0 | Scottsdale, AZ | |
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| 2 November 1999 | N98909 | Sawyer Aviation | 0 | Chandler, AZ | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 16-Mar-2024 16:23 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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