34.1718° N, 109.3068° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Springerville, AZ, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
August 5, 1983 · 15:50 local
Place
Springerville, AZ
Airport
Municipal
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N34296
Reported as
Stnson L5E
Reported engine
Lycoming O4351
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
800 total0 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Too slow on final. A main wheel struck a fence post. Pilot had no check out in aircraft.
As the FAA filed it
TOO SLOW ON FINAL. A MAIN WHEEL STRUCK A FENCE POST. PILOT HAD NO CHECK OUT IN AIRCRAFT.