ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 36047
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| Date: | Tuesday 27 April 1999 |
| Time: | 20:15 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 150G |
| Owner/operator: | Robert A. Moore |
| Registration: | N8426J |
| MSN: | 15066362 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1967 |
| Engine model: | Continental O-200-A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Watertown, NY -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | , NY (KART) |
| (NONE) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
According to the student pilot, he and the certified flight instructor (CFI) were returning to the airstrip, after practicing takeoffs and landings at a nearby airport. The CFI flew the approach to the grass runway. The student pilot stated that they did not experience any difficulties with the airplane, and everything 'looked normal.' While on final approach, the airplane collided with utility wires, and the student pilot had no further recollection of the accident. The airplane impacted the grass runway, and came to rest inverted. Although the CFI's medical certificate listed a restriction for corrective lenses, he was not wearing any during the flight. Additionally, the airplane was not equipped with shoulder harnesses.
Probable Cause: The pilot-in-command misjudged altitude, which resulted in an in-flight collision with utility wires at the approach end of the airstrip. A factor was the pilot's failure to wear his corrective lenses.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB NYC99FA098
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:22 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 26-Nov-2017 12:42 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 08-Apr-2024 06:32 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
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