ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 363341
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| Date: | Tuesday 7 July 1992 |
| Time: | 16:45 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-32-301 |
| Owner/operator: | Patrick Afb Aero Club |
| Registration: | N8056P |
| MSN: | 32-8206017 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1981 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2153 hours |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING IO-540-K1G5 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Harvard, IL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PILOT OF THE ACCIDENT AIRPLANE MISINTERPRETED THE WIND DIRECTION WHEN HE LOOKED AT THE WIND SOCK PRIOR TO DEPARTING THE AIRPORT. AFTER A DOWNWIND TAKEOFF AND A SHORT DURATION LOCAL FLIGHT THE PILOT RETURNED TO THE AIRPORT AND LANDED DOWNWIND. WHEN THE AIRPLANE FAILED TO DECELERATE AFTER TOUCHING DOWN HE ATTEMPTED A BALKED LANDING AND COLLIDED WITH A FENCE.
Probable Cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO UNDERSTAND WIND INFORMATION AS PRESENTED BY THE WINDSOCK, SELECTING THE WRONG RUNWAY FOR LANDING, AND DELAYING THE ABORTED LANDING.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CHI92LA203
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 11 September 1994 | N8056P | Patrick Afb Aero Club | 0 | Fort Pierce, FL | |
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| 18-Mar-2024 16:12 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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