RANDSBURG, CA, USA
N4697B
CESSNA 180
PLT ATTEMPTED TO LAND ON A 1200 FT LONG AIRSTRIP. HE LANDED THE ACFT WITH A TAILWIND AND TOUCHED DOWN APRX 600 FT FROM THE APCH END OF THE RWY. THE ACFT SKIDDED OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RWY AND COLLIDED WITH A CATERPILLAR TRACTOR. THE FOUR OCCUPANTS WERE ESTIMATED TO HAVE WEIGHED 1000 LBS COLLECTIVELY. THE DENSITY ALT WAS CALCULATED TO BE 7500 FT. EXAMINATION OF THE PROP AT THE ACCIDENT SITE REVEALED EVIDENCE THAT WAS INDICATIVE OF A HIGH PWR SETTING AT THE TIME OF IMPACT.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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