COLLEGEDALE, TN, USA
N6639C
BEECH C-23
DURING A FULL STOP LANDING ATTEMPT, THE AIRPLANE BOUNCED TWICE AT TOUCHDOWN AND THE PILOT LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE WHEN HE ENCOUNTERED A CROSSWIND. THE AIRPLANE VEERED OFF THE RUNWAY AND COLLIDED WITH A UTILITY LINE AND A TREE. THE NEAREST WEATHER REPORTING FACILITY RECORDED THE WINDS AS 140 DEGREES AT 8 KNOTS. THE PILOT REPORTED THE WINDS AT THE ACCIDENT AIRPORT EASTERLY AT 10 KNOTS, GUSTING TO 15 KNOTS. THE PILOT DID NOT REPORT A MECHANICAL PROBLEM WITH THE AIRPLANE.
On April 9, 1994, at 1530 eastern daylight time, a Beech C-23, N6639C, collided with the ground during an attempted landing to runway 21 at Collegedale Municipal Airport, Collegedale, Tennessee. Visual weather conditions prevailed at the time of the accident, and the personal flight operated under 14 CFR Part 91, with no flight plan filed. The airplane sustained substantial damage, and the pilot and passenger received minor injuries. According to the pilot, the flight departed Cincinnati, Ohio, at 1230 hours. During a full stop landing attempt, the airplane bounced twice at touchdown and the pilot applied power to start a go around. The pilot confirmed that power was added in an attempt to salvage the landing. He further stated that a gust of wind, approximately fifteen knots, pushed the airplane off the runway, and he lost control of the airplane. The airplane collided with utility lines, a tree, and the ground. No mechanical problems with the airplane were reported by the pilot.
THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO COMPENSATE FOR WIND CONDITIONS DURING A CROSSWIND LANDING. THE CROSSWIND WAS A FACTOR.
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