ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 363627
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| Date: | Monday 18 May 1992 |
| Time: | 14:00 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna R172E |
| Owner/operator: | Usafa Aero Club |
| Registration: | N146AC |
| MSN: | R1720147 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1967 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 6597 hours |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL IO-360 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Colorado Spring, CO -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Usaf Academy, CO (AFF |
| Falcon, CO (00V) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
WHILE ON A LOCAL AREA PERSONAL FLIGHT THE PILOT MADE A LOW PASS OVER A ROAD. DURING THE LOW PASS THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A FENCE POST WHICH DAMAGED THE LANDING GEAR AND FUSELAGE. THE PILOT NOTED THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR WAS BENT AND HE PROCEEDED TO THE NEAREST AIRPORT AND CONDUCTED A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING.
Probable Cause: THE PILOT DID NOT MAINTAIN CLEARANCE AND THE AIRPLANE COLLIDED WITH A FENCE POST.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB DEN92LA053
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 16 August 2018 | N146AC | Private | 0 | N of USAF Academy Airfield (KAFF), Colorado Springs, CO | |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 18-Mar-2024 19:21 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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