19990429045459A

Accident · No damage

FAA accident report · Oakes Donald C J3 CUB · Greenbrier, AR · April 29, 1999

Date
April 29, 1999 · 11:25 local
Place
Greenbrier, AR
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N105LM
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW99LA125

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.

(-23)At approximately 1125 local time, N105LM impacted the earth in the back yard of 26 sheila drive, Greenbrier, Arkansas. The investigation revealed that the aircraft was piloted by privacy data omitted . The aircraft was destroyed upon impact, the pilot sustained minor injuries. During the interview process, the pilot revealed that the aircrft entered a slow right hand, uncontrolled turn, continued that mode of flight until impacting the earth. It was determined that the aircraft stalled, the pilot failed to recover from the stall, the aircraft impacted the terrain. The flight condition at the time of the accident was VFR. The wind condition was reported to be high and gusty. The pilot failed to file a flight plan and failed to receive a weather briefing. The wind condition may have contributed to the accident. The pilot was counseled regarding employing the proper pilot techniques while operating in high gusty wind conditions.

As the FAA filed it

(-23)AT APPROXIMATELY 1125 LOCAL TIME, N105LM IMPACTED THE EARTH IN THE BACK YARD OF 26 SHEILA DRIVE, GREENBRIER, ARKANSAS. THE INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS PILOTED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ . THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED UPON IMPACT, THE PILOT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. DURING THE INTERVIEW PROCESS, THE PILOT REVEALED THAT THE AIRCRFT ENTERED A SLOW RIGHT HAND, UNCONTROLLED TURN, CONTINUED THAT MODE OF FLIGHT UNTIL IMPACTING THE EARTH. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE AIRCRAFT STALLED, THE PILOT FAILED TO RECOVER FROM THE STALL, THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE TERRAIN. THE FLIGHT CONDITION AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT WAS VFR. THE WIND CONDITION WAS REPORTED TO BE HIGH AND GUSTY. THE PILOT FAILED TO FILE A FLIGHT PLAN AND FAILED TO RECEIVE A WEATHER BRIEFING. THE WIND CONDITION MAY HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THE ACCIDENT. THE PILOT WAS COUNSELED REGARDING EMPLOYING THE PROPER PILOT TECHNIQUES WHILE OPERATING IN HIGH GUSTY WIND CONDITIONS.

NTSB investigation

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