ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 369040
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| Date: | Friday 24 March 1989 |
| Time: | 16:00 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 177 |
| Owner/operator: | S And S Flyers, Ltd |
| Registration: | N35053 |
| MSN: | 2178 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1903 hours |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING O-360-A1F6 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Fort Dodge, IA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Des Moines, IA (KDSM) |
| (KFOD) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PLT RPRTD THAT WHILE LANDING IN A GUSTY X-WIND CONDITION, THE ACFT ENCOUNTERED MODERATE TURBULENCE DURING THE LANDING FLARE. HE SAID THE ACFT PORPOISED TWO OR THREE TIMES, THEN IT DROPPED ON THE NOSE WHEEL & WAS DAMAGED. THE X-WIND WAS 60 DEGREES FROM THE RIGHT AT 16 GUSTING 20 KTS.
Probable Cause: THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO ADEQUATELY COMPENSATE FOR EXISTING WIND CONDITIONS, TO FLARE PROPERLY, AND TO RECOVER PROPERLY FROM A BOUNCED LANDING. THE GUSTY X-WIND CONDITIONS CONTRIBUTED TO THE ACCIDENT.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB MKC89LA084
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 24-Mar-2024 10:12 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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