ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 363697
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| Date: | Saturday 2 May 1992 |
| Time: | 15:00 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 172M |
| Owner/operator: | Centerline Aviation, Inc. |
| Registration: | N9623V |
| MSN: | 17264403 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1974 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4395 hours |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING O-320-E2D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Canton, TX -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Addison, TX (KADS) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE NEWLY CERTIFICATED PRIVATE PILOT ENCOUNTERED TURBULENCE, GUSTY WINDS, AND WINDSHEAR WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LAND. AFTER DRIFTING LEFT OF THE RUNWAY CENTERLINE, HE ATTEMPTED TO CORRECT WITH RUDDER. DURING THE ATTEMPTED CORRECTION, THE AIRPLANE TURNED TO THE RIGHT, DEVELOPED A SINK RATE, AND THE AIRSPEED DECAYED. THE PILOT INITIATED A GO AROUND. THE SINK RATE WAS NOT ARRESTED WITH FULL POWER AND THE AIRPLANE CONTINUED TO DESCEND AND TURN TO THE RIGHT. IT ULTIMATELY IMPACTED IN A LAKE ON A GOLF COURSE ABOUT 100 YARDS FROM THE RUNWAY.
Probable Cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE AIRSPEED AND DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING THE ATTEMPTED GO AROUND FOLLOWING AN ENCOUNTER WITH ADVERSE WIND CONDITIONS ON APPROACH.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB FTW92LA124
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 18-Mar-2024 20:07 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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