ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 147851
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| Date: | Tuesday 21 August 2012 |
| Time: | 15:10 |
| Type: |  Cessna 152 |
| Owner/operator: | Cloud Dancer Aviation |
| Registration: | N49054 |
| MSN: | 15281125 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1977 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 13713 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-235 L2C |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | DeLand Municipal Airport - KDED, Deland, FL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Survey |
| Departure airport: | Deland, FL (DED) |
| Deland, FL (DED) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot stated that she checked the weather before departing on a maintenance flight in the airport traffic pattern; some thunderstorms were located to the northwest. She departed and climbed to 1,000 feet above ground level, set the engine at cruise power, and completed the traffic pattern. As she entered the pattern a second time, she noticed that the storms were moving toward the airport. As the airplane turned onto the final approach, the wind increased, the airplane encountered strong turbulence, and her approach became unstable. She then initiated a go-around; however, the airplane impacted the runway and came to rest inverted off of the left side. The pilot reported that there were no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation of the airplane. Examination of the wreckage revealed structural damage to the airframe. Review of weather data revealed that a wind shift associated with nearby thunderstorms occurred immediately prior to the accident. The recorded wind speed about the time of the accident was 25 knots, gusting to 34 knots.
Probable Cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain airplane control on final approach in gusting wind conditions. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s decision to operate in an environment of thunderstorms and rapidly deteriorating weather.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
FAA register: http://i4crash.com/small-plane-flips-crashes-at-deland-airport-2/
[LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.news-journalonline.com/news/local/west-volusia/2012/08/22/small-plane-flips-on-landing-in-deland.html]
https://www.clickorlando.com/news/small-plane-flips-crashes-at-deland-airport
http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=49054
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=potBxqhUloM
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 19 February 1987 | N49054 | Stramell Aviation,inc. | 0 | Plano, TX | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Aug-2012 06:07 | gerard57 | Added |
| 22-Aug-2012 09:32 | Geno | Updated [Time, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Nature, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:28 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 28-Nov-2017 13:18 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Other fatalities, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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