ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 361698
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| Date: | Sunday 11 July 1993 |
| Time: | 16:30 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 182 |
| Owner/operator: | Baxter Flying Club |
| Registration: | N91162 |
| MSN: | 18261960 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1973 |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL O-470-R |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Prairie City, IA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PILOT REPORTED HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO TAKEOFF FROM RUNWAY 35. THE SOD FIELD WAS SOFT AND WET AND HE ELECTED TO USE A SOFT FIELD TAKEOFF TECHNIQUE. SHORTLY AFTER LIFTOFF, THE AIRPLANE SETTLED BACK TO THE RUNWAY. THE MAIN LANDING GEAR TOUCHED DOWN FIRST, FOLLOWED BY THE NOSE WHEEL, WHICH BECAME MIRED IN THE MUD AND BROKE OFF. THE AIRPLANE SUBSEQUENTLY WENT OFF THE RUNWAY AND NOSED OVER. THE PILOT CLAIMED NO PREACCIDENT MECHANICAL DIFFICULTIES WITH THE AIRPLANE.
Probable Cause: the pilot's premature liftoff. Factors in the accident are the soft and wet sod runway.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CHI93LA255
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 17-Mar-2024 06:49 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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