ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 195083
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| Date: | Friday 28 April 2017 |
| Time: | 13:00 |
| Type: |  Cessna 172S Skyhawk |
| Owner/operator: | Santa Monica Flyers |
| Registration: | N796SP |
| MSN: | 172S8720 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2001 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 7147 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming IO-360 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Jean Airport (0L7), Jean, NV -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Baker, CA (0O2) |
| Las Vegas, NV (HND) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot reported that he chose to make an emergency landing due to his passenger not being responsive. He added that, during the landing, he “shot over and ended up in the grass at the end of the runway.”
The airplane sustained substantial damage to the empennage.
The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
An automated weather observation station located about 16 miles northeast of the accident airport reported that, about the time of the accident, the wind was from 340° at 20 knots, gusting to 32 knots. The pilot reported that the landing was on runway 20.
Probable Cause: The pilot’s runway selection, which resulted in landing with a tailwind and an unstabilized approach and subsequent runway overrun.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
FAA register: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?nNumberTxt=796SP
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 3 May 2010 | N796SP | Opensky Airways LLC | 0 | Palo Alto, California | |
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Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Apr-2017 23:35 | Geno | Added |
| 01-May-2017 17:47 | Geno | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 16-Nov-2017 07:45 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Operator, Other fatalities, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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