What happened
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(.19)On April 26, 2001, at approximately 1610 MDT, a Bellanca BL17-30, N6671V, was substantially damaged when it collided with terrain during an aborted landing on a county road, 12 miles west of Columbus, new Mexico. The private pilot and passenger were not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed. No flight plan was filed for this personal flight being conducted under title 14 CFR part 91. The flight departed deming municipal airport, deming, new Mexico, at approximately 1555. According to the pilot, he was preparing to land westbound on carzelia loop road, when a "dust devil" struck the airplane. As he applied full power to abort his landing, a gust of wind struck the airplane causing it to drift to the south of the road towards a set of power lines. As he tried to maneuver the airplane over the power lines,the airplane stalled and impacted the ditch on the north side of the road. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the fuselage, empennage, right wing tip, nose landing gear, both left and right main landing gear and propeller. The winds at the time of the accident were light and variable at 4 knots. (-23) on 04/26/01 at 1610 MDT a Bellanca BL-17-30 (N6671V) owned and operated by Mr. James a. johnson, privacy data omitted sustained substantial damage when the aircraft stalled while aborting a landing on a county road 12 miles west of Columbus, NM. The private pilot and his passenger were not injured in the accident. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed for the flight under 14 CFR part 91 that departed deming, NM (dmn) 1551 MDT. Mr. Johnson holds private pilot certificate #585633154, with airplane single land rating.
As the FAA filed it
(.19)ON APRIL 26, 2001, AT APPROXIMATELY 1610 MDT, A BELLANCA BL17-30, N6671V, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN IT COLLIDED WITH TERRAIN DURING AN ABORTED LANDING ON A COUNTY ROAD, 12 MILES WEST OF COLUMBUS, NEW MEXICO. THE PRIVATE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED. NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THIS PERSONAL FLIGHT BEING CONDUCTED UNDER TITLE 14 CFR PART 91. THE FLIGHT DEPARTED DEMING MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, DEMING, NEW MEXICO, AT APPROXIMATELY 1555. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, HE WAS PREPARING TO LAND WESTBOUND ON CARZELIA LOOP ROAD, WHEN A "DUST DEVIL" STRUCK THE AIRPLANE. AS HE APPLIED FULL POWER TO ABORT HIS LANDING, A GUST OF WIND STRUCK THE AIRPLANE CAUSING IT TO DRIFT TO THE SOUTH OF THE ROAD TOWARDS A SET OF POWER LINES. AS HE TRIED TO MANEUVER THE AIRPLANE OVER THE POWER LINES,THE AIRPLANE STALLED AND IMPACTED THE DITCH ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE FUSELAGE, EMPENNAGE, RIGHT WING TIP, NOSE LANDING GEAR, BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR AND PROPELLER. THE WINDS AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT WERE LIGHT AND VARIABLE AT 4 KNOTS. (-23) ON 04/26/01 AT 1610 MDT A BELLANCA BL-17-30 (N6671V) OWNED AND OPERATED BY MR. JAMES A. JOHNSON, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHEN THE AIRCRAFT STALLED WHILE ABORTING A LANDING ON A COUNTY ROAD 12 MILES WEST OF COLUMBUS, NM. THE PRIVATE PILOT AND HIS PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED IN THE ACCIDENT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE FLIGHT UNDER 14 CFR PART 91 THAT DEPARTED DEMING, NM (DMN) 1551 MDT. MR. JOHNSON HOLDS PRIVATE PILOT CERTIFICATE #585633154, WITH AIRPLANE SINGLE LAND RATING.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.