ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 369627
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| Date: | Saturday 22 October 1988 |
| Time: | 16:20 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 172 |
| Owner/operator: | Militair Aviation |
| Registration: | N9062H |
| MSN: | 17265924 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1975 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4441 hours |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING O-320-H2AD |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Peyton, CO -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | (KOOV) |
| (KOOV) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
A PRACTICE TOUCH AND GO LANDING WAS BEING MADE ON RWY 15, WITH WINDS REPORTED AS GUSTING TO 20 KNOTS. DURING THE TAKEOFF, THE WING FLAPS WOULD NOT RETRACT AND THE AIRCRAFT CLIMBED TO 15 FT AGL. THE PILOT SAID HE ATTEMPTED TO LAND AFTER FLYING 500 YARDS AND FINDING NO INCREASE IN AIRSPEED OR ALTITUDE. WITNESSES REPORTED THAT THE AIRCRAFT FLEW NOSE HIGH, THEN THE RIGHT WING DIPPED AND STRUCK THE GROUND. THE ACFT NOSED OVER AND CAME TO REST 1,500 FEET FROM THE END OF THE RWY. A POST ACCIDENT INSPECTION REVEALED THAT THE WING FLAP CIRCUIT BREAKER WAS TRIPPED, AND THE WING FLAP ACTUATING SWITCH WAS 'REVERSED.' THE SWITCH HAD TO BE HELD IN THE 'UP' POSITION TO RETRACT THE FLAPS. IT WAS NOT NECESSARY TO HOLD THE SWITCH DOWN TO FULLY EXTEND THE FLAPS. THE PLT SAID THAT THIS PROCEDURE DISTRACTED HIS ATTENTION DURING THE TAKEOFF.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB DEN89LA022
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