ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 367070
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| Date: | Saturday 28 April 1990 |
| Time: | 11:10 LT |
| Type: |  Taylorcraft BC-12D |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N43778 |
| MSN: | 7437 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3137 hours |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL A65-8 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Meadville, PA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Greenville, PA (4G1) |
| Meadville, PA (2G6) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
ON TOUCHDOWN, A GUST OF WIND WAS ENCOUNTERED. THE PILOT APPLIED FULL POWER, LIFTED OFF THE RUNWAY AND SAT IT DOWN ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. HOWEVER, ANOTHER GUST OF WIND PUSHED THE AIRCRAFT OFF OF THE RUNWAY, IT THEN STRUCK A SMALL DITCH THAT RAN PARALLEL TO THE RUNWAY AND FLIPPED OVER.
Probable Cause: LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL BY THE PILOT DURING LANDING. CONTRIBUTING FACTOR WAS GUSTY WIND CONDITIONS.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB NYC90LA101
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 12 December 1998 | N43778 | Private | 1 | Greenville, PA | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 22-Mar-2024 07:09 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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