ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 366864
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Date: | Friday 1 June 1990 |
Time: | 09:30 LT |
Type: | Piper PA-18 |
Owner/operator: | Private |
Registration: | N5895D |
MSN: | 18-5404 |
Year of manufacture: | 1956 |
Engine model: | LYCOMING O-320-A |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Palouse, WA -
United States of America
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Phase: | Approach |
Nature: | Private |
Departure airport: | Pullman, WA (KPUW) |
Destination airport: | |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:DURING A FERRY FLIGHT FOR MAINTENANCE, THE PILOT CIRCLED THE PRIVATE AIRSTRIP FOR WIND DIRECTION. THE PILOT BEGAN THE DESCENT FOR LANDING AND NOTED A ROW OF POWER LINES. THE AIRPLANE CLEARED THAT ROW OF LINES, HOWEVER, THERE WAS A SECOND ROW THAT THE PILOT HAD NOT OBSERVED. THE AIRPLANE COLLIDED WITH THE SECOND ROW. THE AIRPLANE TOUCHED DOWN SHORT OF THE RUNWAY AND DURING THE LANDING ROLL NOSED OVER. THE LEFT WING IGNITED AND BURNED THE LEFT SIDE ONLY.
Probable Cause: THE PILOTS POORLY PLANNED APPROACH FOR LANDING.
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Report number: | SEA90LA090 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | 2 years and 8 months |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
NTSB SEA90LA090
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