NTSB Identification: CHI83LA266.
The docket is stored on NTSB microfiche number 21477.
Accident occurred Sunday, June 19, 1983 in GREEN TOWNSHIP, IN
Aircraft: MAULE M4-220C, registration: N40338
Injuries: 3 Uninjured.
NTSB investigators may not have traveled in support of this investigation and used data provided by various sources to prepare this aircraft accident report.THE PILOT TRIED TO LAND DOWNWIND BUT HIS AIRSPEED WAS TOO HIGH AND THE GO-AROUND WAS STARTED TOO LATE. DURING CLIMBOUT THE LANDING GEAR CAUGHT ON A TELEPHONE CABLE WHICH ARRESTED THE ACFT.
The National Transportation Safety Board determines the probable cause(s) of this accident to be:
GO-AROUND..DELAYED..PILOT IN COMMAND
Contributing Factors
WEATHER CONDITION..TAILWIND
Contributing Factors
AIRSPEED..MISJUDGED..PILOT IN COMMAND
Contributing Factors
DISTANCE..MISJUDGED..PILOT IN COMMAND
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ABORTED LANDING..PERFORMED..PILOT IN COMMAND
Contributing Factors
OBJECT..WIRE,TRANSMISSION
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