ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 372025
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| Date: | Saturday 17 October 1987 |
| Time: | 16:15 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 172N |
| Owner/operator: | Brookville Air-park |
| Registration: | N737WU |
| MSN: | 17269738 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1977 |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING O-320-H2AD |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Brookville, OH -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
WHILE ON FINAL APPROACH THE ACFT BEGAN TO FALL BELOW THE FLIGHT PATH THE PLT DESIRED. REMEDIAL ACTIONS WERE INSUFFICIENT TO CORRECT THE DEVIATION. THE ACFT IMPACTED SHORT OF THE RWY AND COLLAPSED THE LANDING GEAR. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE USE OF 40 DEGREES OF FLAPS INSTEAD OF THE 30 DEGREES USED DURING THE PLT'S TRAINING. THE ACFT WAS OUTFITTED WITH A SET OF CONTROLS THAT ALLOWED THE PLT TO OPERATE THE RUDDER PEDALS BY HAND. THE PLT WAS A PARAPLEGIC AND HAD A REDUCED HEARING ABILITY WHICH SEVERELY RESTRICTED HIS VERBAL COMMUNICATION.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ATL88LA016
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 26-Mar-2024 12:41 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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