ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 369567
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| Date: | Monday 7 November 1988 |
| Time: | 17:25 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 182H |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N2358X |
| MSN: | 18256258 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1965 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4500 hours |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL O-470-U |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Greensboro, NC -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Executive |
| Departure airport: | Burnt Chimney, VA |
| Greensboro, NC (W88 | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
PIC WAS ATTEMPTING TO LAND AT UNFAMILIAR AIRPORT WITH NARROW RWY, 25 FEET WIDE, BOUNDED BY TREES. HE DID NOT DETERMINE WIND OTHER THAN ITS GENERAL DIRECTION. CROSSWIND WAS FOUR KNOTS. ON SHORT FINAL, AFTER CROSSING OVER TREES THAT WERE APPROACH OBSTACLES, WITH FULL FLAPS EXTENDED, HE NOTICED THAT THE ACFT WAS DRIFTING TOWARD THE RIGHT BOUNDARY TREES. HE YAWED THE NOSE TO THE LEFT SLIGHTLY. PILOTS MANUAL STATES THAT THE WING DOWN CROSSWIND CORRECTION METHOD GIVES THE BEST CONTROL. JUST BEFORE TOUCHDOWN THE PIC ELECTED TO GO AROUND. THE RIGHT WING STRUCK THE TREES ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RWY. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT TWO OF THE FIVE PAX WERE CHILDREN.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ATL89LA027
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 24-Mar-2024 15:55 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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