19970517010999I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Amtrcz COZY · Shenandoah, IA · May 17, 1997

Date
May 17, 1997 · 18:15 local
Place
Shenandoah, IA
Airport
Shenandoah Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N72CR
Reported as
Amtrcz Cozy
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
316 total59 in this make and model24 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.

Narrative: Mr. Schoonover was attempting to position his aircraft to co where he is planning to move in the near future. While enroute he was not able to find his sunglasses, and was flying into the sun. Upon arriving at the Shenandoah airport from logensport, in he had problems reading the airspeed indicator. He stated that he had symptoms of sunblindness. He thought that he was stabilized at 90 mph for his final approach, his passenger stated that his airspeed was at 80 mph. The aircraft began to descend rapidly, and he landed on the grass next to the runway. The aircraft received minor damage, and his passenger had a minor injury to his ankle, Mr. Schoonover was not injured. This incident is considered closed with this report.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: MR. SCHOONOVER WAS ATTEMPTING TO POSITION HIS AIRCRAFT TO CO WHERE HE IS PLANNING TO MOVE IN THE NEAR FUTURE. WHILE ENROUTE HE WAS NOT ABLE TO FIND HIS SUNGLASSES, AND WAS FLYING INTO THE SUN. UPON ARRIVING AT THE SHENANDOAH AIRPORT FROM LOGENSPORT, IN HE HAD PROBLEMS READING THE AIRSPEED INDICATOR. HE STATED THAT HE HAD SYMPTOMS OF SUNBLINDNESS. HE THOUGHT THAT HE WAS STABILIZED AT 90 MPH FOR HIS FINAL APPROACH, HIS PASSENGER STATED THAT HIS AIRSPEED WAS AT 80 MPH. THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO DESCEND RAPIDLY, AND HE LANDED ON THE GRASS NEXT TO THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE, AND HIS PASSENGER HAD A MINOR INJURY TO HIS ANKLE, MR. SCHOONOVER WAS NOT INJURED. THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED WITH THIS REPORT.