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FAA accident report · Cessna 152 · Woodstock, IL · November 24, 1997

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Date
November 24, 1997 · 16:00 local
Place
Woodstock, IL
Airport
Robert Hughes Farm
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N49908
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI98LA044
Reported as
Cessna 152
Reported engine
Lycoming O235L2C
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
8,936 total874 in this make and model138 in the last 90 days
N49908Registration cancelled Jun 15, 2000 · Cessna 152S/N 15281386Airframe modelCessna 152

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Tail struck power line on short final landing. Indicates flew under wires on final. (.4)the pilot said that he was en route to harvard, Illinois, in the vicinity of an airstrip, when the airstrip's owner contacted the pilot over the radio and invited him to land. The pilot said that he had overflown the airstrip on previous occasions and knew that it was long enough for him to land, but he was unaware of any obstacles in the vicinity of the airstrip. On short final, the pilot saw some powerlines crossing the approach end of the airstrip. The pilot tried to fly under them, but the leading edge of the airplane's vertical stabilizer impacted a wire. The airplane yawed, pitched up slightly, then dropped to the ground. Examination of the airplane revealed no anomalies. (-23) on 11/24/97 at approximately 1600 CST, Cessna 152, N49908, flown by Mr. Mark mccormick, struck power lines with the vertical fin while on short final to a private landing strip. The aircraft pitched up, stalled and impacted the ground sustaining substantial damage. The pilot's injuries were minor.

As the FAA filed it

TAIL STRUCK POWER LINE ON SHORT FINAL LANDING. INDICATES FLEW UNDER WIRES ON FINAL. (.4)THE PILOT SAID THAT HE WAS EN ROUTE TO HARVARD, ILLINOIS, IN THE VICINITY OF AN AIRSTRIP, WHEN THE AIRSTRIP'S OWNER CONTACTED THE PILOT OVER THE RADIO AND INVITED HIM TO LAND. THE PILOT SAID THAT HE HAD OVERFLOWN THE AIRSTRIP ON PREVIOUS OCCASIONS AND KNEW THAT IT WAS LONG ENOUGH FOR HIM TO LAND, BUT HE WAS UNAWARE OF ANY OBSTACLES IN THE VICINITY OF THE AIRSTRIP. ON SHORT FINAL, THE PILOT SAW SOME POWERLINES CROSSING THE APPROACH END OF THE AIRSTRIP. THE PILOT TRIED TO FLY UNDER THEM, BUT THE LEADING EDGE OF THE AIRPLANE'S VERTICAL STABILIZER IMPACTED A WIRE. THE AIRPLANE YAWED, PITCHED UP SLIGHTLY, THEN DROPPED TO THE GROUND. EXAMINATION OF THE AIRPLANE REVEALED NO ANOMALIES. (-23) ON 11/24/97 AT APPROXIMATELY 1600 CST, CESSNA 152, N49908, FLOWN BY MR. MARK MCCORMICK, STRUCK POWER LINES WITH THE VERTICAL FIN WHILE ON SHORT FINAL TO A PRIVATE LANDING STRIP. THE AIRCRAFT PITCHED UP, STALLED AND IMPACTED THE GROUND SUSTAINING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE PILOT'S INJURIES WERE MINOR.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CHI98LA044Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportWoodstock, ILthe pilot's failure to see-and-avoid the powerlines on short final. The location of the powerlines was a related factor.Nov 24, 1997 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N49908 · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Incident 19880704037289INormal Cruise · West Jefferson, NCCalled for help after entering clouds. No IFR training and gyro horizon inop. Was radar vectored to VFR airport.Jul 4, 1988