ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 196515
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| Date: | Tuesday 4 July 2017 |
| Time: | 11:30 |
| Type: |  Aviat A-1C-180 Husky |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N272WY |
| MSN: | 3272 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2016 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 40 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-360-A1P |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Dillwyn, Buckingham County, south of Enonville, VA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Farmville, VA (FVX) |
| Farmville, VA (FVX) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The private pilot was attempting to land at an unfamiliar grass airstrip. He made two low approaches, and on the third attempt, he elected to land the airplane with full flaps. After touchdown, he realized that he had insufficient runway remaining on which to stop, so he aborted the landing. Shortly after takeoff and after clearing the trees, the airplane abruptly stalled and impacted the ground. The grass airstrip was designed for radio-controlled model airplanes and was only 650 ft long. A large stand of trees formed the boundary of the northeast end of the runway. The pilot reported that he misidentified the grass airstrip and that there were no mechanical malfunctions or anomalies that would have precluded normal operation of the airplane.
Probable Cause: The pilot's selection of a grass airstrip that was of insufficient length for landing, and his exceedance of the airplane's critical angle of attack during the go-around, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
FAA register: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=N272WY
Location
Media:
#Crash Two taken to hospital after plane crash, pilot being treated for life ... - WSET https://t.co/NUkCGlTP3w via #hng #news pic.twitter.com/6ObSpn27gz
— ASSIMILATION (@4ASSIMILATION) 5 juillet 2017
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Jul-2017 00:31 | Geno | Added |
| 05-Jul-2017 10:46 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Time, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 22-Mar-2019 19:10 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative, Accident report, ] |
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