Clarence F Callahan CHALLENGER II N521CF
1 September 2002 · Plymouth, Florida, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 1 September 2002 at about 13:45 local time, a Clarence F Callahan CHALLENGER II registered N521CF was involved in an accident near Plymouth, Florida, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 13:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Plymouth, Florida, United States
- Nearest airport
- Orlando Country (X04)
- Coordinates
- 28.7000, -81.5667
- Aircraft
- Clarence F Callahan CHALLENGER II
- Registration
- N521CF
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Plymouth → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- MIA02LA164
People
1 person had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain the proper alignment which resulted in the airplane impacting trees on the south side of the approach end of the landing runway.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot stated that he was on final approach to land, and it appeared as if he was going to undershoot the runway, so he attempted to correct by applying throttle control input to increase engine power, but he applied a little too much power causing the airplane to dive to the right and collide with trees on the south side of the approach end of the landing runway.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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