What happened
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(-23) On may 21, 2007, at 0834 eastern daylight time, an experimental, amateur-built, wood evan, vans RV-7A, N7259N, sustained substantial damage after impact with a runway sign, folllowed by terrain during an attempted landing and go around from runway 27 at the Union County Airport, near Marysville, Ohio. The personal flight was operating under 14 CFR part 91. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. No flight plan was on file. The two occupants onboard the airplane, a private pilot occupying the left seat and a commercial pilot occupying the right seat, sustained fatal injuries. The flight departed from the james clements municipal airport, near bay city, Michigan, at approximately 0715 (local), enroute to Union County Airport, near Marysville, Ohio. After touching down on runway 27, with right quarterly tail wind and a limited amount of runway remaining, the aircraft veered off the runway and onto the grass. Tire markings present on the runway show the track of the aircraft diverging from the runway, through the grass and directly into the taxiway "alpha" sign at the end of runway 27 (approach end of 09). Numerous aircraft parts matching the aircraft were found among the remnants of the destroyed taxiway sign. In addition, propeller slashes in the taxiway sign were also noted. Approximately a mile away, the aircraft impacted the terrain resulting in two fatalities. At 0845 (local), the recorded automated observation weather at Union County Airport (mrt) was wind: 070 (ene) at 5 knots, visibility: 10 miles, ceiling: overcast 1900 feet, temperature: 11 degrees c, dew point: 8 degrees c, altimeter: 30.19 inches of mercury. Corresponding meteorological conditions in the vicinity at the Ohio state university airport, near columbus, Ohio, were wind: 060 degrees at 6 knots, visibility: 10 statute miles, sky condition: overcast 2,300 feet, temperature: 11 degrees c, dew point: 7 degrees c, altimeter: 30.19 inches of mercury.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON MAY 21, 2007, AT 0834 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, AN EXPERIMENTAL, AMATEUR-BUILT, WOOD EVAN, VANS RV-7A, N7259N, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AFTER IMPACT WITH A RUNWAY SIGN, FOLLLOWED BY TERRAIN DURING AN ATTEMPTED LANDING AND GO AROUND FROM RUNWAY 27 AT THE UNION COUNTY AIRPORT, NEAR MARYSVILLE, OHIO. THE PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS OPERATING UNDER 14 CFR PART 91. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS ON FILE. THE TWO OCCUPANTS ONBOARD THE AIRPLANE, A PRIVATE PILOT OCCUPYING THE LEFT SEAT AND A COMMERCIAL PILOT OCCUPYING THE RIGHT SEAT, SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES. THE FLIGHT DEPARTED FROM THE JAMES CLEMENTS MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, NEAR BAY CITY, MICHIGAN, AT APPROXIMATELY 0715 (LOCAL), ENROUTE TO UNION COUNTY AIRPORT, NEAR MARYSVILLE, OHIO. AFTER TOUCHING DOWN ON RUNWAY 27, WITH RIGHT QUARTERLY TAIL WIND AND A LIMITED AMOUNT OF RUNWAY REMAINING, THE AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF THE RUNWAY AND ONTO THE GRASS. TIRE MARKINGS PRESENT ON THE RUNWAY SHOW THE TRACK OF THE AIRCRAFT DIVERGING FROM THE RUNWAY, THROUGH THE GRASS AND DIRECTLY INTO THE TAXIWAY "ALPHA" SIGN AT THE END OF RUNWAY 27 (APPROACH END OF 09). NUMEROUS AIRCRAFT PARTS MATCHING THE AIRCRAFT WERE FOUND AMONG THE REMNANTS OF THE DESTROYED TAXIWAY SIGN. IN ADDITION, PROPELLER SLASHES IN THE TAXIWAY SIGN WERE ALSO NOTED. APPROXIMATELY A MILE AWAY, THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE TERRAIN RESULTING IN TWO FATALITIES. AT 0845 (LOCAL), THE RECORDED AUTOMATED OBSERVATION WEATHER AT UNION COUNTY AIRPORT (MRT) WAS WIND: 070 (ENE) AT 5 KNOTS, VISIBILITY: 10 MILES, CEILING: OVERCAST 1900 FEET, TEMPERATURE: 11 DEGREES C, DEW POINT: 8 DEGREES C, ALTIMETER: 30.19 INCHES OF MERCURY. CORRESPONDING METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS IN THE VICINITY AT THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY AIRPORT, NEAR COLUMBUS, OHIO, WERE WIND: 060 DEGREES AT 6 KNOTS, VISIBILITY: 10 STATUTE MILES, SKY CONDITION: OVERCAST 2,300 FEET, TEMPERATURE: 11 DEGREES C, DEW POINT: 7 DEGREES C, ALTIMETER: 30.19 INCHES OF MERCURY.
NTSB investigation
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