ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 362714
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| Date: | Monday 2 November 1992 |
| Time: | 13:00 LT |
| Type: |  Piper J3C-65 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N91930 |
| MSN: | 16345 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1946 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 6763 hours |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL A-65-8 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Mcgregor, TX -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Granbury, TX (OTXO) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE AIRPLANE WEATHERVANED INTO THE WIND DURING THE LANDING ROLL FOLLOWING A DOWNWIND LANDING. THE STUDENT PILOT ADDED POWER TO ABORT THE LANDING. DURING THE INITIAL CLIMB THE AIRPLANE WAS HEADED TOWARD A POWERLINE AND THE PILOT TURNED TO THE RIGHT. THERE WAS INSUFFICIENT AIRSPEED TO SUSTAIN FLIGHT DURING THE TURN AND THE RIGHT WING IMPACTED THE GROUND. THE AIRPLANE CAME TO REST IN AN INVERTED POSITION. THE PILOT REPORTED THE WINDS FROM 240 DEGREES AT 25 KNOTS GUSTING TO 35 KNOTS.
Probable Cause: INADVERTENT STALL BY THE PILOT IN COMMAND. FACTORS WERE THE PILOT'S SELECTION OF THE WRONG RUNWAY, AND THE WIND CONDITIONS.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB FTW93LA029
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 18-Mar-2024 09:30 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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