ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 363409
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| Date: | Thursday 25 June 1992 |
| Time: | 18:30 LT |
| Type: |  Champion 7GCBC |
| Owner/operator: | Green Castle Aviation, Inc. |
| Registration: | N1652G |
| MSN: | 122 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1968 |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING O-320-A2B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Oxford, IA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE DURING A LANDING IN GUSTY WIND CONDITIONS. THE AIRPLANE TRAVELED THROUGH AN OPEN GRASS FIELD AND INTO A CREEK WHERE IT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THIS FLIGHT WAS THE PILOT'S FIRST SOLO FLIGHT IN A TAIL-WHEEL AIRPLANE FOLLOWING THREE HOURS OF DUAL INSTRUCTION.
Probable Cause: WAS THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE DURING THE LANDING. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE THE PILOT'S LACK OF EXPERIENCE IN TAIL WHEEL AIRPLANES AND THE GUSTY WIND CONDITIONS.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CHI92LA189
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 2 June 1989 | N1652G | Barnstormers Flt. Signs, Inc | 0 | Myrtle Beach, SC | |
sub |
| 20 September 1991 | N9908Y | Private | Frankston, TX | |
non | |
| 15 July 1996 | N9908Y | Owen E. Duke Iii | 1 | Fairhope, AL | |
sub |
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Mar-2024 17:02 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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