ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 34822
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| Date: | Monday 31 May 1982 |
| Time: | 14:20 |
| Type: |  Cessna 182A Skylane |
| Owner/operator: | Charlie Roeschen |
| Registration: | N5056D |
| MSN: | 51156 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1958 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3813 hours |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Truckee, CA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Banner and glider towing |
| Departure airport: | Truckee, CA (TRR) |
| Truckee, CA (TRR) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PILOT HAD RETURNED TO THE AIRPORT AFTER A GLIDER TOWING OPERATION OF ABOUT 10 MINUTES. RUNWAY 19 WAS IN USE. REPORTEDLY, THE TERRAIN TO THE NORTH OF RUNWAY 19 WAS ABOUT 100 FT LOWER THAN THE AIRPORT ELEVATION. A WITNESS REPORTED THAT HE HEARD THE SOUND OF FULL POWER APPLICATION AND THEN OBSERVED THE AIRCRAFT IN A STEEP CLIMB COMING BACK UP TO THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT WAS THEN OBSERVED TO TURN LEFT AND CRASH INTO TREES ON A STEEP SLOPE. THE MAGNETIC DIRECTION OF IMPACT WAS ABOUT 120 DEGREES. REPORTEDLY, THE PILOT HAD BEEN COUNSELED AFTER HIS PREVIOUS FLIGHT THAT HIS LANDING APPROACH WAS TOO LOW. THE DENSITY ALTITUDE WAS ABOUT 7100 FT. CAUSE:
Sources:
NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20020917X03725
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
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