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| Date: | Thursday 1 June 1995 |
| Time: | 13:55 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 120 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N76856 |
| MSN: | 11290 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1946 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4050 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental C85-12F |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | College Station, TX -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Houston, TX (KEYQ) |
| (KCLL) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE AFTER ENCOUNTERING WAKE TURBULENCE FROM A LANDING SAAB 340. THE PILOT STATED THAT A TWO MILE SEPARATION WAS MAINTAINED WHEN HE WAS CLEARED TO LAND BEHIND THE COMMUTER AIRPLANE. WIND WAS FROM 200 DEGREES AT 4 KNOTS.
Probable Cause: THE PILOT'S INABILITY TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AFTER ENCOUNTERING WAKE TURBULENCE FROM A LANDING AIRPLANE. A FACTOR WAS THE TAILWIND.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB FTW95LA223
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 8 March 2014 | N76856 | Private | 1 | near Carson City, NV | |
w/o |
| Loss of control | ||||||
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 14-Mar-2024 19:48 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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