ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 386261
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| Date: | Wednesday 31 January 2001 |
| Time: | 16:30 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 172 |
| Owner/operator: | I Fly Strand Aviation |
| Registration: | N6830A |
| MSN: | 28930 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1956 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2000 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-360 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Grand Junction, CO -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Grand Junction, CO |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
While on landing roll doing touch-and-go landings, the aircraft began to swerve and the pilot attempted to correct the swerve which became divergent. The aircraft ground looped, which damaged the airframe at the landing gear attach points. The pilot had ll.7 hours total time and 2.4 hours pilot in command in this make and model aircraft.
Probable Cause: Failure by the pilot to maintain directional control of the aircraft during landing roll. A factor was lack of total pilot experience in aircraft make and model.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB DEN01LA051
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 31 August 2002 | N6830A | Christian Locher | 0 | W. Yellowstone, Montana | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 05-Apr-2024 12:58 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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