What happened
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(-23) On April 1st, 2000, at approximately 10:30 CDT, a pitts S1-A, N224V, being operated by Mr. Jimmy stewart, was on a part 91 pleasure flight to practice touch and go landings at Shelby County Airport (2H0) Shelbyville, IL, on the airports grass runways. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time, with winds out of the south at less than 5 KTS. The pilot and sole occupant of the aircraft attempted to land on runway 14, which is 2101 feet long by 200 feet wide. The aircraft touched down 40 feet to the left of the left side of the runway, in about the middle of the crossing runway 4/22. The aircraft continued southeast into a wheat field for about 400 feet veering toward runway 14, where it struck a golf-cart, about 5 feet left of the left side of runway 14, and a airport volunteer who was spraying weeds. The aircraft came to rest on the left edge of runway 14 approximately 430 feet from touchdown on top of the golf cart. The aircraft suffered substantial damage to both bottom wings, left side of top wing, propeller, spinner, cowl, landing gear and fuselage. The pilot was not injured. The driver of the golf-cart received fatal injuries. The pilot holds a commercial certificate with airplane single engine land and instrument ratings. The flight originated at coles county airport, mattoon, Illinois (mto), on April 1, 2000 at approximately 10:05 CDT.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON APRIL 1ST, 2000, AT APPROXIMATELY 10:30 CDT, A PITTS S1-A, N224V, BEING OPERATED BY MR. JIMMY STEWART, WAS ON A PART 91 PLEASURE FLIGHT TO PRACTICE TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS AT SHELBY COUNTY AIRPORT (2H0) SHELBYVILLE, IL, ON THE AIRPORTS GRASS RUNWAYS. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME, WITH WINDS OUT OF THE SOUTH AT LESS THAN 5 KTS. THE PILOT AND SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRCRAFT ATTEMPTED TO LAND ON RUNWAY 14, WHICH IS 2101 FEET LONG BY 200 FEET WIDE. THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN 40 FEET TO THE LEFT OF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY, IN ABOUT THE MIDDLE OF THE CROSSING RUNWAY 4/22. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED SOUTHEAST INTO A WHEAT FIELD FOR ABOUT 400 FEET VEERING TOWARD RUNWAY 14, WHERE IT STRUCK A GOLF-CART, ABOUT 5 FEET LEFT OF THE LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY 14, AND A AIRPORT VOLUNTEER WHO WAS SPRAYING WEEDS. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ON THE LEFT EDGE OF RUNWAY 14 APPROXIMATELY 430 FEET FROM TOUCHDOWN ON TOP OF THE GOLF CART. THE AIRCRAFT SUFFERED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO BOTH BOTTOM WINGS, LEFT SIDE OF TOP WING, PROPELLER, SPINNER, COWL, LANDING GEAR AND FUSELAGE. THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. THE DRIVER OF THE GOLF-CART RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES. THE PILOT HOLDS A COMMERCIAL CERTIFICATE WITH AIRPLANE SINGLE ENGINE LAND AND INSTRUMENT RATINGS. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT COLES COUNTY AIRPORT, MATTOON, ILLINOIS (MTO), ON APRIL 1, 2000 AT APPROXIMATELY 10:05 CDT.
NTSB investigation
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