ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 385430
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| Date: | Tuesday 14 August 2001 |
| Time: | 16:00 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 177 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N2949X |
| MSN: | 17700349 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 5667 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-360-A3A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | South Haven, MI -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Benton Harbor-Ross Field, MI (BEH/KBEH) |
| South Haven, MI (0D1) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot reported that during the landing, at approximately five feet above the ground, there was a "strong crosswind gust." The pilot reported that after he encountered the gust of wind he, "... should have applied full power and initiated a go-around." The pilot stated that the airplane departed the right side of the runway and impacted a ditch. A witness to the accident reported that the accident airplane was "unstable" during the landing approach. The witness stated that after the airplane touchdown it began to bounce. The witness reported that after the third bounce the pilot lost control of the airplane, the airplane departed the prepared runway surface and impacted the ditch. The witness stated that the wind velocity at the time of the accident was approximately, "... 7 to 8 knots, gust inbetween [in between]." At 1553 a weather observation station located 15 nautical miles to the southwest reported the wind direction and speed as 350 degrees magnetic at 8 knots.
Probable Cause: The pilot not maintaining aircraft control during the landing. Factors to the accident were the pilot not performing a go-around and the ditch.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CHI01LA289
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Apr-2024 18:33 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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