ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 74616
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| Date: | 31-MAY-2010 |
| Time: | 16:45 |
| Type: |  Cessna 150M |
| Owner/operator: | Ray Palmer |
| Registration: | N9388U |
| C/n / msn: | 15078336 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Near Glasco, Kansas (at approx. 39°21 -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Glasco, KS (NONE) |
| Glasco, KS (NONE) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
The pilot wanted to take some photographs of a building on his farm. It was a "hot (85 to 88 degrees) humid day." He made one pass to the north before turning around to the south. On the second pass at reduced power, the airplane began to settle towards the ground from about 200 feet. He added power but the airplane's wheels contacted wheat on rising terrain. From 95 KIAS (knots indicated airspeed), the "drag was instant." Despite full power and full back elevator, the airplane struck the top of an incline, the nose gear collapsed, and the airplane nosed over.
Probable Cause: The pilot’s delay in applying full power to arrest a sink rate at low altitude.
Sources:
NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=20100602X94930&key=1
FAA register: 2. FAA: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=9388U
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-Jun-2010 05:42 | RobertMB | Added |
| 05-Mar-2015 20:23 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Cn, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:25 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 26-Nov-2017 17:11 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Cn, Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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