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FAA accident report · Stnson 10ASTNSON · Oak Harbor, WA · April 8, 2004

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Date
April 8, 2004 · 16:00 local
Place
Oak Harbor, WA
Phase of flight
Go Round (Aborted VFR)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N39482
Reported as
Stnson 10ASTNSON
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
2
Pilot’s flight hours
279 total136 in this make and model2 in the last 90 days
N39482Registration cancelled Dec 6, 2006 · Stinson 10AS/N 8182 · Built 1942Airframe modelStinson 10AEngine modelFranklin 4AC199D&E seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) The pilot was approaching to land at his private airstrip located at his home. The grass runway runs east-west and is approximately 1,000 feet long with tall trees at the east end and a short fence at the west end. The wind was from the west at about 10 knots. A passenger flying overhead in a small aircraft observed the aircraft make a downwind approach to the east. The witness observed the entire approach to the point where the aircraft was about two thirds of the way down the runway where it then initated a go-around. The witness was not sure if the aircraft actually touched down or not. She observed the aircraft as it continued toward the trees at the east end of the runway and saw the accident. The pilot stated to rescue personnel that he had "overshot his landing."

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE PILOT WAS APPROACHING TO LAND AT HIS PRIVATE AIRSTRIP LOCATED AT HIS HOME. THE GRASS RUNWAY RUNS EAST-WEST AND IS APPROXIMATELY 1,000 FEET LONG WITH TALL TREES AT THE EAST END AND A SHORT FENCE AT THE WEST END. THE WIND WAS FROM THE WEST AT ABOUT 10 KNOTS. A PASSENGER FLYING OVERHEAD IN A SMALL AIRCRAFT OBSERVED THE AIRCRAFT MAKE A DOWNWIND APPROACH TO THE EAST. THE WITNESS OBSERVED THE ENTIRE APPROACH TO THE POINT WHERE THE AIRCRAFT WAS ABOUT TWO THIRDS OF THE WAY DOWN THE RUNWAY WHERE IT THEN INITATED A GO-AROUND. THE WITNESS WAS NOT SURE IF THE AIRCRAFT ACTUALLY TOUCHED DOWN OR NOT. SHE OBSERVED THE AIRCRAFT AS IT CONTINUED TOWARD THE TREES AT THE EAST END OF THE RUNWAY AND SAW THE ACCIDENT. THE PILOT STATED TO RESCUE PERSONNEL THAT HE HAD "OVERSHOT HIS LANDING."