- Date
- April 16, 1972
- Place
- Mentone, IN · MENTONE, IN
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N6557QAlon A-2
- Status
- Completed · report February 3, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 166365
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1479 72/4/16 MENTONE,IND ALON A-2 CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1530 N6557Q PX- 0 0 0 DUAL AGE 50, 1834 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 19 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MENTONE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MENTONE,IND LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE OVERCAST 2000 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) RAIN OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND NONE RIGHT CROSS WIND 068-112 DEGREES TEMPERATURE-F WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES 65 250 WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS 10 VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN NONE REMARKS- GUSTING TO 20K.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6557Q
- Reported as
- Alon A-2
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Mentone
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