ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 367212
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| Date: | Sunday 1 April 1990 |
| Time: | 13:22 LT |
| Type: |  Bushby Mustang II |
| Owner/operator: | Gary Hoover |
| Registration: | N29WH |
| MSN: | WHA-3 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 322 hours |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING O320-DIA |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Westfield, MA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE AIRPLANE STARTED A TAKEOFF ROLL APPROXIMATELY 20 SECONDS AFTER A PRECEDING AIRPLANE. AS THE AIRPLANE BROKE GROUND, IT WAS OBSERVED TO ROLL 90 DEGREES TO THE RIGHT FOLLOWED BY A 180 DEGREE ROLL TO THE LEFT AND THEN ROLL WINGS LEVEL. THE PILOT SAID HE DID NOT THINK HE WOULD CLEAR THE TREES AHEAD OF THE AIRPLANE AND PULLED THE POWER OFF AND LANDED. THE AIRPLANE STRUCK TREES DURING THE GROUND ROLL.
Probable Cause: AN ENCOUNTER WITH WAKE TURBULENCE FROM A PRECEDING AIRPLANE. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE PILOT'S DECISION TO TAKEOFF CLOSE BEHIND THE PRECEEDING AIRPLANE.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB NYC90DNE02
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 23 May 1988 | N29WH | Robin Rice | 0 | Tomball, TX | |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 22-Mar-2024 12:05 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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