Aviation Accident Summaries

Aviation Accident Summary ATL85FID01

NORFOLK, VA, USA

Aircraft #1

N70554

CESSNA 172M

Analysis

THE PLT WAS MAKING HIS LANDING APCH BEHIND A BOEING 727 AND IN FRONT OF A BOEING 737. PLT WAS REQUESTED BY ATC TO MAKE A SHORT APCH BUT WAS ALSO CAUTIONED ABOUT WAKE TURBULENCE. ON FINAL APCH AT APRX 50 FT AGL, N70554 ROLLED SHARPLY INTO A 90 DEG BANK, STARTED TO ROLL OUT OF THE BANK, QUIT FLYING AND TURNED RIGHT APRX 120 DEGS BEFORE CONTACTING THE GROUND, ACCORDING TO A WITNESS. PLT STATED HE SHOULD HAVE FLOWN A HIGHER APCH OR MADE A GO AROUND.

 

Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database

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