ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 58804
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Date: | Wednesday 25 February 2009 |
Time: | 16:31 |
Type: | Aviat A-1C Husky |
Owner/operator: | Private |
Registration: | N75WY |
MSN: | 3013 |
Total airframe hrs: | 113 hours |
Engine model: | Lycoming O-360-A1P |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Centennial Airport (KAPA), Denver, Colorado -
United States of America
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Phase: | Take off |
Nature: | Private |
Departure airport: | Denver, CO (KAPA) |
Destination airport: | Denver, CO (KAPA) |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:The private pilot was cleared by tower to take runway 17 for takeoff, " when a gust of wind picked up the left wing" and rotated the aircraft approximately 45 degrees to the right. The right wing made contact with the runway. The aircraft came to rest in an upright position with the nose on the runway. Substantial damage was confined to the firewall and damage to the right main landing gear, and propeller. The pilot and passenger were not injured. Weather reportedd at the departure airport 10 minutes after the accident indicated winds from 160 degrees at 21 knots with gusts to 30 knots.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain control during taxi. A contributing factor was the gusty winds.
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Report number: | CEN09CA179 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | 2 months |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
NTSB
Location
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
26-Feb-2009 02:05 |
slowkid |
Added |
21-Dec-2016 19:25 |
ASN Update Bot |
Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
01-Dec-2017 12:11 |
ASN Update Bot |
Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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