# Accident 20020201001629A: Amtr TORNADOII, Milano, FL, February 1, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 1, 2002, 16:30 local time
- Place: Milano, FL
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.7167° N, 87.3833° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.7167&lon=-87.3833&mi=10
- Aircraft: N140V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N140V-2003-02-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Harleman Joseph A TORNADO II (registry code 05607X4, https://openairdocs.org/model/harleman-joseph-a-tornado-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) (registry code 09050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR TORNADOII
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA02LA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA02LA058) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020201001629A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) ON FEBRUARY 1, 2002, AT APPROXIMATELY 1630 CST, A TORNADO II EXPERIMENTAL AMATEUR-BUILT MOTOR GLIDER, N140V, STRUCK A POWER LINE WHILE MAKING AN APPROACH TO A PRIVATE AIRSTRIP IN MILANO, FLORIDA. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED VFR FROM COSTAL AIRPORT ENROUTE TO AN UNKNOWN DESTINATION. TWO EYE WITNESSES VIEWED THE AIRCRAFT MAKE TWO APPROACHES. THE FIRST APPROACH WAS UNEVENTFUL. ON THE SECOND APPROACH THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A POWER LINE AND PLUNGED TO THE GROUND. (.19) ON FEBRUARY 1, 2002, ABOUT 1630 CENTRAL STANDARD TIME, A HARLEMAN TITAN TORNADO II, N140V, REGISTERED TO A PRIVATE INDIVIDUAL, OPERATING AS A TITLE 14 CFR PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT, COLLIDED WITH POWER LINES AND CRASHED DURING AN APPROACH TO A PRIVATE AIRSTRIP NEAR MOLINO, FLORIDA. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AND THE PRIVATE-RATED GLIDER PILOT SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED COASTAL AIRPORT, PENSACOLA, ABOUT 20 MINUTES BEFORE THE ACCIDENT. ACCORDING TO AN EYEWITNESS, THE AIRCRAFT WAS OBSERVED OVERFLYING THE NORTH-SOUTH ORIENTED AGRICULTURAL AIRSTRIP, AND MADE A L                                                                 EFT COURSE REVERSAL TO ENTER A DOWNWIND LEG AND APPROACH FOR A LANDING IN A NORTHERLY DIRECTION. AT ABOUT 250 FEET FROM THE RUNWAY THRESHOLD, THE AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH POWER LINES AND IMPACTED THE TERRAIN ALMOST STRAIGHT DOWN FROM THE WIRE COLLISION.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MIA02LA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA02LA058), Feb 1, 2002: Harleman Tornado II (N140V), Molino, FL, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain obstacle clearance, resulting in the in-flight collision with a static wire and an uncontrolled descent and collision with the ground. A factor in the accident was the…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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