ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 367642
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Date: | Thursday 30 November 1989 |
Time: | 18:20 LT |
Type: | Saint Louis YPT-15 |
Owner/operator: | Private |
Registration: | N106SC |
MSN: | 106 |
Year of manufacture: | 1940 |
Engine model: | WRIGHT R-975-32 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Creve Coeur, MO -
United States of America
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Phase: | Landing |
Nature: | Private |
Departure airport: | |
Destination airport: | |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:THE PILOT SAID THAT HE LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING THE LANDING ROLL AND GROUND LOOPED THE TAIL WHEEL CONFIGURED BI-PLANE. THE LEFT WING DUG INTO THE GROUND AND THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST, NOSE DOWN. THE PILOT SAID THAT HE WAS LANDING DIRECTLY INTO THE SUN AND MAY HAVE HAD VISUAL PROBLEMS.
Probable Cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE. CONTRIBUITING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE SUN GLARE.
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Report number: | MKC90LA037 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | 10 months |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
NTSB MKC90LA037
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Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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