ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 39746
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| Date: | Saturday 27 May 1995 |
| Time: | 12:15 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 172N |
| Owner/operator: | Jjw Inc. |
| Registration: | N5085G |
| MSN: | 17273534 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3240 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320-H2AD |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Weston, WV -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Columbus, OH (KOSU) |
| (49I) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE AIRPLANE TOUCHED DOWN ON RUNWAY 01 MOMENTARILY AND THEN TOOK OFF AGAIN. DURING THE CLIMB, THE AIRPLANE'S LEFT WING AND NOSE DROPPED SIMULTANEOUSLY. THE LEFT WING STRUCK THE GROUND FOLLOWED BY THE NOSE. THE AIRPLANE WAS OBSERVED BY WITNESSES 'CLIMBING AT A VERY STEEP ANGLE AND...DIDN'T LOOK LIKE IT WAS MOVING FORWARD,...ALMOST STANDING STILL....' POSTACCIDENT EXAMINATION BY THE FAA REVEALED NO ANOMALIES WITH THE AIRFRAME OR ENGINE. ADDITIONALLY, THE FLAPS WERE FOUND IN THE RETRACTED POSITION.
Probable Cause: the pilot's failure to maintain airspeed which resulted in an inadvertent stall, and a subsequent uncontrolled descent and collision with the ground.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB NYC95LA122
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 14 April 1992 | N5085G | Jerry Tabacca | 0 | Sidney, OH | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:23 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 09-Apr-2024 14:58 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Operator, Other fatalities, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
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