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FAA accident report · Aero L-13 SEH VIVAT · Plymouth, MA · February 23, 2000

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Date
February 23, 2000 · 14:52 local
Place
Plymouth, MA
Airport
Plymouth Municipal
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N67RG
Reported as
Aero L13SEHVIVAT
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
1
N67RGRegistration cancelled Sep 2, 2004 · Aerotechnik L-13 SEH VIVATS/N 930429 · Built 1993Airframe modelAerotechnik L-13 SEH VIVATEngine modelAmateur-built UNKNOWN ENG

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What happened

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(-23) Mr. Krejci took control of N67RG from left seat pilot cromwell turning from downwind to base for glider strip 24. Approach was power-off with prop feathered. Aircraft lost altitude in sinking air and contacted treetops inbound on approach, shearing approximately ten feet from two trees about 24 feet apart along the flight path. Right wing inboard section struck a third tree trunk approximately 65 feet along in the flight path, shearing off the outboard 2/3 of the wing. Aircraft turned approximately 90 degrees and rolled left, descending at about a 50 degree angle, and impacted the ground on its right side in a nearly flat attitude, 70 feet from the location of the severed right wing section. Ground witness marks indicate the aircraft slid approximately 40 feet, coming to rest inverted. Cockpit controls showed mags off, flaps retracted, spoilers deployed, landing gear selected down and prop feathered. Verified gear down, flaps retracted, spoilers deployed both wings, and prop feathered. ELT activated at impact. Control cable and torque tube integrity verified.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) MR. KREJCI TOOK CONTROL OF N67RG FROM LEFT SEAT PILOT CROMWELL TURNING FROM DOWNWIND TO BASE FOR GLIDER STRIP 24. APPROACH WAS POWER-OFF WITH PROP FEATHERED. AIRCRAFT LOST ALTITUDE IN SINKING AIR AND CONTACTED TREETOPS INBOUND ON APPROACH, SHEARING APPROXIMATELY TEN FEET FROM TWO TREES ABOUT 24 FEET APART ALONG THE FLIGHT PATH. RIGHT WING INBOARD SECTION STRUCK A THIRD TREE TRUNK APPROXIMATELY 65 FEET ALONG IN THE FLIGHT PATH, SHEARING OFF THE OUTBOARD 2/3 OF THE WING. AIRCRAFT TURNED APPROXIMATELY 90 DEGREES AND ROLLED LEFT, DESCENDING AT ABOUT A 50 DEGREE ANGLE, AND IMPACTED THE GROUND ON ITS RIGHT SIDE IN A NEARLY FLAT ATTITUDE, 70 FEET FROM THE LOCATION OF THE SEVERED RIGHT WING SECTION. GROUND WITNESS MARKS INDICATE THE AIRCRAFT SLID APPROXIMATELY 40 FEET, COMING TO REST INVERTED. COCKPIT CONTROLS SHOWED MAGS OFF, FLAPS RETRACTED, SPOILERS DEPLOYED, LANDING GEAR SELECTED DOWN AND PROP FEATHERED. VERIFIED GEAR DOWN, FLAPS RETRACTED, SPOILERS DEPLOYED BOTH WINGS, AND PROP FEATHERED. ELT ACTIVATED AT IMPACT. CONTROL CABLE AND TORQUE TUBE INTEGRITY VERIFIED.