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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Amtr RV3A · Bell, FL · September 25, 2005

Date: September 25, 2005 · 20:15 local
Place: Bell, FL
Airport: Sandy Bend Airport
Phase of flight: Final Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N993FL
NTSB investigation: NTSBMIA05CA161
Reported as: Amtr RV3A
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 747 total665 in this make and model15 in the last 90 days

N993FLRegistration cancelled Jun 21, 2017 · Lassen Finn VANS RV-3A FINN LASES/N 488 · Built 2000 Airframe modelLassen Finn VANS RV-3A FINN LASE Engine modelAmateur-built UNKNOWN ENG

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What happened

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(-23) The pilot reported the visibility as less than anticipated due to scattered clouds in the vicinity. He stated that after several passes had been executed to identify the grass runway, he became distracted and veered off the approach path of the runway. The aircraft hit the top of some trees off the side of the runway. The engine and fuselage were impacted, and the aircraft landed inverted with aircraft parts scattered in an approximate 30 to 40 foot radius.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE PILOT REPORTED THE VISIBILITY AS LESS THAN ANTICIPATED DUE TO SCATTERED CLOUDS IN THE VICINITY. HE STATED THAT AFTER SEVERAL PASSES HAD BEEN EXECUTED TO IDENTIFY THE GRASS RUNWAY, HE BECAME DISTRACTED AND VEERED OFF THE APPROACH PATH OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT HIT THE TOP OF SOME TREES OFF THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE ENGINE AND FUSELAGE WERE IMPACTED, AND THE AIRCRAFT LANDED INVERTED WITH AIRCRAFT PARTS SCATTERED IN AN APPROXIMATE 30 TO 40 FOOT RADIUS.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB MIA05CA161Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportBell, FLThe pilot's failure to maintain visual lookout during a VFR approach toward the runway resulting in-flight collision with trees. Factors in this accident are no lights for the grass strip runway and attempting to land in low natural light visibility…Sep 26, 2005 · Destroyed