ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 202174
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Date: | Thursday 8 April 1999 |
Time: | 17:55 |
Type: | Piper PA-28-180 |
Owner/operator: | Safeguard Investment Services |
Registration: | N32194 |
MSN: | 28-7505036 |
Year of manufacture: | 1974 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | North Platte, NE -
United States of America
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Phase: | Landing |
Nature: | Private |
Departure airport: | Sheridan, WY (SHR) |
Destination airport: | |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:In a written statement, the pilot stated, 'the final approach was as expected, however at the moment of flare, a strong gust of wind from 320 degrees moved us 80 feet off the runway.' The pilot reported no preexisting anomalies with the airplane, and none were found during a postaccident examination. The reported wind at the time of the accident was 340 degrees at 29 knots, gusting to 39 knots, with a peak wind of 320 degrees at 47 knots.
Probable Cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for gusty wind conditions. Factors associated with the accident were the gusty, high, wind conditions, and the pilot's continued flight into adverse weather.
Sources:
NTSB:
https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=20001205X00434&key=1
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