ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 371402
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| Date: | Wednesday 16 March 1988 |
| Time: | 16:56 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 172F |
| Owner/operator: | Myrtle Beach Afb Aero Club |
| Registration: | N5244F |
| MSN: | 1725331 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 8231 hours |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL O-300-D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Myrtle Beach, SC -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Fayetteville, NC |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE AIRPLANE BEGAN TO SINK RAPIDLY ABOUT 100 FT ABOVE THE RWY THRESHOLD. HE ADDED PWR AND INITIATED A FLARE. UPON TOUCHDOWN, THE AIRPLANE PITCHED DOWN AND ROLLED RT. THE AIRPLANE SUBSEQEUNTLY SKIDDED OFF OF THE RT SIDE OF THE RWY AND NOSED OVER. THE TWR CHIEF CONTROLLER RPTD THAT WIND GUSTS OF 25 KTS AND HIGHER HAD BEEN OBSERVED AT THE ARPT PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT, AND THAT THE WIND DIRECTION HAD VARIED. HE NOTED THAT ARPT ATIS BROADCASTS HAD INCLUDED WIND GUST ADVISORIES FOR OVER 2 HRS PRECEDING THE ACCIDENT.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ATL88LA116
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 26-Mar-2024 05:54 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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