ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 368864
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| Date: | Wednesday 26 April 1989 |
| Time: | 20:30 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 150 |
| Owner/operator: | Air East |
| Registration: | N1595Q |
| MSN: | 15072895 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1971 |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL O-200-A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | New Bern, NC -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | New Bern, NC (KEWN) |
| (KEWN) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PILOT WAS PRACTICING A FORCED LANDING WITH AN INTENDED POWER RECOVERY AT 100 FT AGL. HE STATED THAT AS POWER WAS APPLIED TO GO AROUND, THE AIRPLANE ENCOUNTERED TURBULENCE AT TREETOP LEVEL & THE RIGHT WING DROPPED. HE APPLIED CORRECTIVE ACTION, BUT THE AIRPLANE SETTLED TO A FEW FEET ABOVE THE GROUND. HE ELECTED TO LAND, BUT DURING THE LANDING ROLL-OUT ON WET TERRAIN, THE AIRPLANE COLLIDED WITH A DITCH & WAS DAMAGED.
Probable Cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT PLANNING/DECISION AND A DELAYED GO-AROUND. TURBULENCE, WET TERRAIN, AND A DITCH WERE CONTRIBUTING FACTORS.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ATL89LA138
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 24-Mar-2024 08:16 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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