Aviation Accident Summaries

Aviation Accident Summary DEN89LA048

LAMAR, CO, USA

Aircraft #1

N757MU

CESSNA TR182

Analysis

THE PILOT WAS MAKING A VFR APPROACH FOR LANDING. THE LANDING GEAR WAS LOWERED AND FULL FLAPS WERE DEPLOYED. THE PILOT SAID HE ALLOWED THE AIRSPEED TO GET TOO LOW AND THE AIRCRAFT STALLED. THE NOSE AND LEFT WING DROPPED AND THE PILOT ADDED FULL POWER. THE NOSE ROSE SLIGHTLY BEFORE THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND. THE PILOT COULD NOT RECALL HIS APPROACH SPEED. ADDITIONALLY, HE COULD NOT GIVE THE AIRCRAFT'S WINGS-LEVEL, FULL-FLAP STALL SPEED.

 

Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database

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