ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 134846
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| Date: | Saturday 16 July 2005 |
| Time: | 20:30 |
| Type: |  Cessna 182Q Skylane |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N735AC |
| MSN: | 18265262 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1976 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 5118 hours |
| Engine model: | Teledyne Continental O-470-U |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Grand Junction, CO -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Grand Junction, CO (GJT) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The instructor pilot said he was on short final when he encountered wind shear and turbulence. He initiated a go-around, failed to maintain control of the airplane, lost airspeed, stalled, and subsequently impacted terrain. According to the tower controller, the airplane was cleared to land on runway 11. While on short final, the airplane encountered a wind gust or downdraft, and the flight instructor reported to the controller he was initiating a go-around. Approximately 200 feet agl, the airplane entered an uncontrolled descent and impacted the runway surface. At 2032, the automated surface observing system (ASOS) reported the wind from 210 degrees at 9 knots, gusting to 37 knots. At 2027, ASOS reported a peak wind at 310 degrees at 37 knots. Cumulonimbus clouds, virga, and wind shear were reported in the area at the time of the accident
Probable Cause: the pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during aborted landing and failure to maintain airspeed, which resulted in an inadvertent stall. A contributing factor was the encounter with wind shear during final approach and landing.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=20050719X01051&key=1
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 30 July 1983 | N735AC | Turbo Equipment Company | 0 | Three Rivers, TX | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Dec-2016 19:26 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 06-Dec-2017 10:45 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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