19990618045539A

Accident · No damage

FAA accident report · Heilig-Reading EMERAUDE CP 301A · Altus, AR · June 18, 1999

Date: June 18, 1999 · 11:00 local
Place: Altus, AR
Airport: Winfield Airport
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N3751
NTSB investigation: NTSBFTW99FA171

N3751Registration cancelled Apr 26, 2002 · Heilig-Reading EMERAUDE CP 301AS/N RH1-1135 · Built 1970 Airframe modelHeilig-Reading EMERAUDE CP 301A Engine modelLycoming 0-290 series4 cycle

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What happened

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(-23)On approach to runway 9 at the Winfield airpark, the r/h wing of the aircraft appears to have collided with an electrial service cable running to a barn which is located approximately 160 feet from the threshold of the runway. The aircraft proceeded to the runway threshold, and impacted inverted, with the left wing low. The aircraft went through a barded wire fence that marked the runway threshold, and came to rest in the inverted position 26 feet beyond the impact point. The pilot was fatally injured. There were no witnesses, but based on radio communications with the pilot, it was estimated that the accident went undetected for approximately two hours. It was observed 5 or 6 hours after the accident that the mixture control in the cockpit was in the idle cut-off position. After the aircraft was turned upright, it was observed that the ELT switch was in the "off" position.

As the FAA filed it

(-23)ON APPROACH TO RUNWAY 9 AT THE WINFIELD AIRPARK, THE R/H WING OF THE AIRCRAFT APPEARS TO HAVE COLLIDED WITH AN ELECTRIAL SERVICE CABLE RUNNING TO A BARN WHICH IS LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 160 FEET FROM THE THRESHOLD OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT PROCEEDED TO THE RUNWAY THRESHOLD, AND IMPACTED INVERTED, WITH THE LEFT WING LOW. THE AIRCRAFT WENT THROUGH A BARDED WIRE FENCE THAT MARKED THE RUNWAY THRESHOLD, AND CAME TO REST IN THE INVERTED POSITION 26 FEET BEYOND THE IMPACT POINT. THE PILOT WAS FATALLY INJURED. THERE WERE NO WITNESSES, BUT BASED ON RADIO COMMUNICATIONS WITH THE PILOT, IT WAS ESTIMATED THAT THE ACCIDENT WENT UNDETECTED FOR APPROXIMATELY TWO HOURS. IT WAS OBSERVED 5 OR 6 HOURS AFTER THE ACCIDENT THAT THE MIXTURE CONTROL IN THE COCKPIT WAS IN THE IDLE CUT-OFF POSITION. AFTER THE AIRCRAFT WAS TURNED UPRIGHT, IT WAS OBSERVED THAT THE ELT SWITCH WAS IN THE "OFF" POSITION.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB FTW99FA171Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportAltus, ARThe pilot's failure to maintain clearance with a wire, during an approach to a private airstrip.Jun 18, 1999 · Substantial damage