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FAA accident report · Univar 415C · Atwood, IL · June 19, 2003

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Date
June 19, 2003 · 11:20 local
Place
Atwood, IL
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N94327
Reported as
Univar 415C
Reported engine
Continental C75*
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
500 total250 in this make and model10 in the last 90 days
N94327Registered now · Engineering & Research ERCOUPE 415-CS/N 1550 · Built 1946Airframe modelEngineering & Research ERCOUPE 415-CEngine modelContinental A&C75 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) On June 18th while on a local pleasure flight from mattoon, Illinois, coles county memorial airport (mto) to Atwood, Illinois, cooch landing area (IL31) the appropriately rated private pilot and only occupant of the aircraft, mistook a hard surfaced county road about 1.2 miles north west of the airport for the runway. At about the time the PIC recognized the fact that he was not landing at the airport he hit and broke a power line across the south end of the road. After touching down on the road the left wing struck a metal road sign causing the aircraft to veer to the left off the road into a ditch. As the aircraft hit the west side of the ditch bank it was launched back into the air and came to rest about 150 feet off the west side of the road in a corn field with corn about 2.5 feet high. Weather at the time was VFR with about 10-mile visibility and light winds about 5 to 6 mph. The pilot exited the aircraft without injury. The aircraft suffered substantial damage to the left wing, center section, left aileron, and propeller.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON JUNE 18TH WHILE ON A LOCAL PLEASURE FLIGHT FROM MATTOON, ILLINOIS, COLES COUNTY MEMORIAL AIRPORT (MTO) TO ATWOOD, ILLINOIS, COOCH LANDING AREA (IL31) THE APPROPRIATELY RATED PRIVATE PILOT AND ONLY OCCUPANT OF THE AIRCRAFT, MISTOOK A HARD SURFACED COUNTY ROAD ABOUT 1.2 MILES NORTH WEST OF THE AIRPORT FOR THE RUNWAY. AT ABOUT THE TIME THE PIC RECOGNIZED THE FACT THAT HE WAS NOT LANDING AT THE AIRPORT HE HIT AND BROKE A POWER LINE ACROSS THE SOUTH END OF THE ROAD. AFTER TOUCHING DOWN ON THE ROAD THE LEFT WING STRUCK A METAL ROAD SIGN CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO VEER TO THE LEFT OFF THE ROAD INTO A DITCH. AS THE AIRCRAFT HIT THE WEST SIDE OF THE DITCH BANK IT WAS LAUNCHED BACK INTO THE AIR AND CAME TO REST ABOUT 150 FEET OFF THE WEST SIDE OF THE ROAD IN A CORN FIELD WITH CORN ABOUT 2.5 FEET HIGH. WEATHER AT THE TIME WAS VFR WITH ABOUT 10-MILE VISIBILITY AND LIGHT WINDS ABOUT 5 TO 6 MPH. THE PILOT EXITED THE AIRCRAFT WITHOUT INJURY. THE AIRCRAFT SUFFERED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING, CENTER SECTION, LEFT AILERON, AND PROPELLER.