What happened
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Hit power line on approach to 6G8. (.4)the pilot was part of a group of pilots that had been flying their airplanes to various airports on the day of the accident. The four pilots departed in their airplanes for Shamrock Field, Brooklyn, Michigan, where they planned to refuel. They flew in a loose formation with each airplane having 1 to 1.5 miles separation. The four pilots were in communication via their airplane's radios. The first airplane to arrive at the field made an approach to runway 1. The pilot of that airplane reported he saw the accident airplane turning from base leg to final for runway 19. He reported that the accident airplane was low on the horizon. The airplane that was landing on runway 1 bounced on landing, and the pilot did a go-around. The accident pilot acknowledged radio calls concerning the go-around and continued the approach for landing. However, the airplane impacted high tension powerline wires located about 1,490 feet from the approach end of the runway. The powerline towers were about 110 feet high. No anomalies with either the airframe or engine were found during examination of the airplane. (-23) aircraft struck 3rd wire on high tension lines then spiralled down nose first into ground .5 miles north of airport.
As the FAA filed it
HIT POWER LINE ON APPROACH TO 6G8. (.4)THE PILOT WAS PART OF A GROUP OF PILOTS THAT HAD BEEN FLYING THEIR AIRPLANES TO VARIOUS AIRPORTS ON THE DAY OF THE ACCIDENT. THE FOUR PILOTS DEPARTED IN THEIR AIRPLANES FOR SHAMROCK FIELD, BROOKLYN, MICHIGAN, WHERE THEY PLANNED TO REFUEL. THEY FLEW IN A LOOSE FORMATION WITH EACH AIRPLANE HAVING 1 TO 1.5 MILES SEPARATION. THE FOUR PILOTS WERE IN COMMUNICATION VIA THEIR AIRPLANE'S RADIOS. THE FIRST AIRPLANE TO ARRIVE AT THE FIELD MADE AN APPROACH TO RUNWAY 1. THE PILOT OF THAT AIRPLANE REPORTED HE SAW THE ACCIDENT AIRPLANE TURNING FROM BASE LEG TO FINAL FOR RUNWAY 19. HE REPORTED THAT THE ACCIDENT AIRPLANE WAS LOW ON THE HORIZON. THE AIRPLANE THAT WAS LANDING ON RUNWAY 1 BOUNCED ON LANDING, AND THE PILOT DID A GO-AROUND. THE ACCIDENT PILOT ACKNOWLEDGED RADIO CALLS CONCERNING THE GO-AROUND AND CONTINUED THE APPROACH FOR LANDING. HOWEVER, THE AIRPLANE IMPACTED HIGH TENSION POWERLINE WIRES LOCATED ABOUT 1,490 FEET FROM THE APPROACH END OF THE RUNWAY. THE POWERLINE TOWERS WERE ABOUT 110 FEET HIGH. NO ANOMALIES WITH EITHER THE AIRFRAME OR ENGINE WERE FOUND DURING EXAMINATION OF THE AIRPLANE. (-23) AIRCRAFT STRUCK 3RD WIRE ON HIGH TENSION LINES THEN SPIRALLED DOWN NOSE FIRST INTO GROUND .5 MILES NORTH OF AIRPORT.
NTSB investigation
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