What happened
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(.19) On July 23, 2001, at 0923 central daylight time, a Mcilraith searey amphibian, N216ST, piloted by a commercial pilot, sustained substantial damage during an in-flight collision with the terrain following a loss of control during an attempted go-around at the La Crosse Municipal Airport, La Crosse, Wisconsin. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The test flight was being operated under the provisions of 14 CFR part 91 and was not on an active flight plan. The pilot, the sole occupant, reported no injuries. The flight departed the La Crosse Municipal Airport at 0850 for the local flight. According to the pilot, he had installed a new propeller on the amateur-built aircraft and was flying to satisfy a five-hour test flight requirement as directed by the federal aviation administration (FAA) operating limitations placed on the accident airplane. The pilot reported that during his approach to runway 31 (5,300 feet by 150 feet, dry/asphalt) he decided to initiate a go-around and during the go-around attempt the aircraft impacted the terrain. According to FAA air traffic controllers, stationed at the La Crosse Municipal Airport, the weather c onditions dramatically changed between the accident airplane's departure and the time of the accident. The local air traffic controllers attempted to relay the changing weather conditions to the pilot of the accident airplane, but were unable to make contact with the pilot. The pilot, upon his return to the airport area, established radio contact and requested to make a full stop landing. (-23) aircraft crashed on approach in gusty winds during an approaching tsw storm.
As the FAA filed it
(.19) ON JULY 23, 2001, AT 0923 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A MCILRAITH SEAREY AMPHIBIAN, N216ST, PILOTED BY A COMMERCIAL PILOT, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING AN IN-FLIGHT COLLISION WITH THE TERRAIN FOLLOWING A LOSS OF CONTROL DURING AN ATTEMPTED GO-AROUND AT THE LA CROSSE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, LA CROSSE, WISCONSIN. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE TEST FLIGHT WAS BEING OPERATED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 91 AND WAS NOT ON AN ACTIVE FLIGHT PLAN. THE PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT, REPORTED NO INJURIES. THE FLIGHT DEPARTED THE LA CROSSE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT AT 0850 FOR THE LOCAL FLIGHT. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, HE HAD INSTALLED A NEW PROPELLER ON THE AMATEUR-BUILT AIRCRAFT AND WAS FLYING TO SATISFY A FIVE-HOUR TEST FLIGHT REQUIREMENT AS DIRECTED BY THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION (FAA) OPERATING LIMITATIONS PLACED ON THE ACCIDENT AIRPLANE. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT DURING HIS APPROACH TO RUNWAY 31 (5,300 FEET BY 150 FEET, DRY/ASPHALT) HE DECIDED TO INITIATE A GO-AROUND AND DURING THE GO-AROUND ATTEMPT THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE TERRAIN. ACCORDING TO FAA AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS, STATIONED AT THE LA CROSSE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, THE WEATHER C ONDITIONS DRAMATICALLY CHANGED BETWEEN THE ACCIDENT AIRPLANE'S DEPARTURE AND THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE LOCAL AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS ATTEMPTED TO RELAY THE CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS TO THE PILOT OF THE ACCIDENT AIRPLANE, BUT WERE UNABLE TO MAKE CONTACT WITH THE PILOT. THE PILOT, UPON HIS RETURN TO THE AIRPORT AREA, ESTABLISHED RADIO CONTACT AND REQUESTED TO MAKE A FULL STOP LANDING. (-23) AIRCRAFT CRASHED ON APPROACH IN GUSTY WINDS DURING AN APPROACHING TSW STORM.
NTSB investigation
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