ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 179997
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Date: | Thursday 8 July 2004 |
Time: | 09:00 |
Type: | Cessna 180E |
Owner/operator: | G and W Aircraft Inc. |
Registration: | N8676X |
MSN: | |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | field near Weiner, Arkansas -
United States of America
|
Phase: | Landing |
Nature: | Private |
Departure airport: | Weiner, AR |
Destination airport: | |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:On a local flight, the pilot misidentified the intended airstrip, and landed in a rice field. The pilot stated he never had previously landed at the intended airstrip. During the landing, the pilot lost control of the airplane, the airplane flipped over and came to rest inverted. The pilot stated there was no mechanical problems with the airplane.
Probable Cause: The pilot's poor preflight preparation/planning which resulted in the pilot landing at a wrong airport. A contributing factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the off airport landing.
Sources:
NTSB:
https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=20040729X01094&key=1 Location
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
29-Sep-2015 12:59 |
Noro |
Added |
21-Dec-2016 19:30 |
ASN Update Bot |
Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
07-Dec-2017 18:11 |
ASN Update Bot |
Updated [Cn, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
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