ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 361307
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| Date: | Monday 13 September 1993 |
| Time: | 14:45 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 152 |
| Owner/operator: | Mt. Hood Aviation |
| Registration: | N757WT |
| MSN: | 15280068 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 5089 hours |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING O-235-L2C |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Yamhill, OR -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Astoria, OR (KAST) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
WHILE ON FINAL APPROACH TO THE AIRSTRIP, THE AIRPLANE WAS LOW ON THE APPROACH AND POWER ADJUSTMENTS WERE MADE. THE AIRPLANE TOUCHED DOWN ON, OR JUST BEFORE THE THRESHOLD AND BOUNCED TO THE LEFT SIDE OF THE AIRSTRIP. THE AIRPLANE BECAME AIRBORNE FOR A SHORT DISTANCE AND THEN TOUCHED DOWN AGAIN NEAR MID FIELD. THE PILOT APPLIED FULL POWER TO GO AROUND. DURING THE GO AROUND, THE AIRPLANE COLLIDED WITH THE TALL TREES THAT ARE PRESENT BEYOND THE WEST END OF THE AIRSTRIP. THERE WERE NO REPORTED MECHANICAL FAILURES OR MALFUNCTIONS.
Probable Cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN A PROPER GLIDEPATH, IMPROPER FLARE, AND IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM A FORCED LANDING.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB SEA93LA199
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 16 June 1983 | N757WT | Private | 0 | Cascade Locks, OR | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 16-Mar-2024 17:02 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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