ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 37996
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| Date: | 19-NOV-1982 |
| Time: | 2000 |
| Type: |  Cessna P206B |
| Operator: | Orme Aviation |
| Registration: | N8606Z |
| C/n / msn: | P206-0406 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Near Shafter, NV -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Salt Lake City , UT (C) |
| Wendover, NV (C) |
PILOT FLEW INTO THE GROUND TURNING ON FINAL APPROACH. LEFT WING AND LANDING GEAR MADE FIRST GROUND CONTACT. THE NIGHT WAS DARK AND TERRAIN LACKED LIGHTS. THE RUNWAY WAS LIGHTED. THERE WERE NO KNOWN MALFUNCTIONS TO EQUIPMENT. NONE OF THE OCCUPANTS ON BOARD HAD A PILOT CERTIFICATE OR AN AVIATION MEDICAL CERTIFICATE. REPORTEDLY, THE PILOT HAD DIFFICULTY MAINTAINING DIRECTIONAL CONTROL WHEN HE TOOK OFF ON A PREVIOUS FLIGHT, THEN MADE SEVERAL SEVERE BOUNCES WHEN HE LANDED. A PASSENGER OF THE PREVIOUS FLIGHT STATED THAT THE PILOT HAD RECEIVED A CHECKOUT IN THE PLANE PRIOR TO RENTING IT FOR SUBSEQUENT FLIGHTS. CAUSE:
Sources:
NTSB: http://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20020917X04790
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
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