ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 367313
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Date: | Sunday 11 March 1990 |
Time: | 16:00 LT |
Type: | Cessna 172I |
Owner/operator: | Keith Dorsey |
Registration: | N35485 |
MSN: | 17256795 |
Year of manufacture: | 1968 |
Engine model: | LYCOMING O-320-E2D |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Isabel, SD -
United States of America
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Phase: | Approach |
Nature: | Private |
Departure airport: | (NONE) |
Destination airport: | |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:THE PRIVATE PILOT ENCOUNTERED A WHIRLWIND WHILE ON FINAL TO HIS RANCH AIRSTRIP. HE SAID THE TURBULENCE WAS SEVERE AND THE PLANE LANDED HARD, DAMAGING THE LANDING GEAR, THE PROPELLER, AND TEARING THE LEFT WING LOOSE AT THE ROOT. THE PILOT ORIGINALLY REPORTED 'MINOR' DAMAGE, BUT LATER REPORTED 'SUBSTANTIAL' DAMAGE TO THE FAA.
Probable Cause: PILOT'S INADEQUATE COMPENSATION FOR THE WIND CONDITIONS.
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Report number: | DEN90LA084 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | 2 years and 6 months |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
NTSB DEN90LA084
Location
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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