SAWYER, ND, USA
N1677V
CESSNA 140
THE COMMERCIAL PLT AND HIS WIFE WERE ON A CROSS COUNTRY FLT AND WERE LANDING FOR REFUELING. ON FINAL, THE ACFT BEGAN AN UNCOMMANDED LEFT TURN AS LANDING FLAPS WERE SELECTED. THE PLT WAS UNABLE TO CORRECT THE TURN AND STRUCK TREES SHORT OF THE PRIVATE AIRSTRIP. THE ACFT HAD COMPLETED ABOUT 90 DEGREES OF LEFT TURN FROM RWY HEADING. A POST ACCIDENT INSPECTION REVEALED NO EVIDENCE OF ANY MECHANICAL FAILURE.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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