What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) This was an instructional night training flight. The aircraft was making a low shallow approach to runway 35 at Decatur Municipal Airport (klud) when it struck and severed 2 electrical power lines near the south boundary of the airport. The resulting drag of the power lines settled the aircraft just short of the barbed wire fence of the airport property. The aircraft destroyed the barbed wire fence as it went through on its way to the taxiway for runway 35 where the aircraft stopped. This report is closed.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THIS WAS AN INSTRUCTIONAL NIGHT TRAINING FLIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS MAKING A LOW SHALLOW APPROACH TO RUNWAY 35 AT DECATUR MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (KLUD) WHEN IT STRUCK AND SEVERED 2 ELECTRICAL POWER LINES NEAR THE SOUTH BOUNDARY OF THE AIRPORT. THE RESULTING DRAG OF THE POWER LINES SETTLED THE AIRCRAFT JUST SHORT OF THE BARBED WIRE FENCE OF THE AIRPORT PROPERTY. THE AIRCRAFT DESTROYED THE BARBED WIRE FENCE AS IT WENT THROUGH ON ITS WAY TO THE TAXIWAY FOR RUNWAY 35 WHERE THE AIRCRAFT STOPPED. THIS REPORT IS CLOSED.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.
Other reports on N9419C · 2
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