ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 368899
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| Date: | Friday 21 April 1989 |
| Time: | 19:15 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 182Q |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N182BS |
| MSN: | 18266854 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1979 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 672 hours |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL O-470-U |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Leakey, TX -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Conroe, TX (KDWH) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
A WITNESS SAID THAT ON THE 2ND ATTEMPT TO LAND, THE ACFT TOUCHED DOWN ABOUT 2700 FT DOWN THE 3400 FT RWY. THE PLT RPRTD THAT WHEN THE ACFT WAS APRX 25 FT AGL IN THE FLARE, IT ENCOUNTERED A GUST & HE PULLED BACK ON THE YOKE TO ARREST A DESCENT. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE ACFT TOUCHED DOWN HARD, BOUNCED & WAS DAMAGED.
Probable Cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS, IMPROPER FLARE, AND IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM A BOUNCED LANDING. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE GUSTY WIND CONDITION AND THE PILOT'S LACK OF EXPERIENCE IN THIS MAKE AND MODEL OF AIRCRAFT.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB FTW89LA080
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 24-Mar-2024 08:42 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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