FREMONT, CA, USA
N1846V
CESSNA 172
THE PILOT REPORTED THAT WHILE ON A FINAL APPROACH FOR LANDING, A SUDDEN LOSS OF ALTITUDE OCCURRED WHEN HE WAS AT ABOUT 150 FT AGL AND THE LANDING GEAR COLLIDED WITH POWERLINES NEAR THE APPROACH END OF THE RUNWAY. AIRSPEED WAS LOST AFTER HITTING THE POWERLINES AND THE PLANE FELL TO THE GROUND IN AN UPRIGHT POSITION. A WITNESS REPORTED THAT HE HAD LANDED ON THE SAME RUNWAY ABOUT TWO MINUTES PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT. HE SAID THAT HE ENCOUNTERED NO WIND SHEAR AND ONLY A SLIGHT AMOUNT OF SINK IN THE LAST 100 FT OF ALTITUDE BEFORE TOUCHDOWN. HE REPORTED SEEING N1846V IN A NOSE HIGH ALTITUDE BEFORE IT ENTERED A HIGH SINK RATE AS IF IT WAS IN A STALL.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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