ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 367821
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| Date: | Friday 20 October 1989 |
| Time: | 14:00 LT |
| Type: |  Luscombe 8C |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N23060 |
| MSN: | 984 |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL A-65-8 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Casa Grande, AZ -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Farmington, NM |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LAND HIS 65 HP ACFT AT THE BEGINNING OF RWY 05, WHICH WAS 5200 FT LONG. AT THE TIME, THE GUSTY SURFACE WIND WAS ESTIMATED TO BE FROM 140 DEGREES AT 25 TO 35 KNOTS. ON SHORT FINAL APPROACH, IN THE NEAR 90 DEGREE RIGHT X-WIND CONDITION, THE PILOT LOST CONTROL OF HIS ACFT & IT COLLIDED WITH TERRAIN 250 FT SHORT OF THE THRESHOLD.
Probable Cause: PILOT'S INADEQUATE COMPENSATION FOR ADVERSE WINDS. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE ADVERSE WIND CONDITIONS.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB LAX90LA009
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 22-Mar-2024 19:12 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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