ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 190453
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| Date: | Sunday 2 October 2016 |
| Time: | 15:57 |
| Type: | Volairecraft 10A |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N6666D |
| MSN: | 10A-026 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1964 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2100 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Mandan Municipal Airport (Y19), Mandan, ND -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Mandan, ND (Y19) |
| Mandan, ND (Y19) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The student pilot stated that, while on final approach for landing, the airplane encountered turbulence on final approach that “pushed the plane down.” The airplane landed short of the runway, the student egressed, and the airplane subsequently caught fire and was destroyed. The student pilot reported that there were no mechanical problems before the accident; there were no witnesses. Visual examination of the wreckage revealed that the fuel/gascolator line had ruptured during impact, resulting in the postimpact fire. The local weather at the time of the accident included wind from 130° at 3 knots, and the smoke was observed billowing straight up from the fire; indicating calm to light wind at the time of the accident. It is likely that the student pilot failed to maintain a proper approach path during the landing approach, which resulted in the airplane impacting terrain short of the runway.
Probable Cause: The student pilot’s failure to maintain the proper approach path on landing, which resulted in impact with terrain short of the runway.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
FAA register: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=6666D
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Oct-2016 17:17 | Geno | Added |
| 19-Aug-2017 16:16 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Operator, Other fatalities, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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