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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Dhav DHC-1B-2-S5 · Schneiders Pra, WA · July 31, 2007

Date
July 31, 2007 · 14:00 local
Place
Schneiders Pra, WA
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N2EA
Reported as
Dhav DHC1B2S5
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
35,730 total10 in this make and model15 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

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

(-23) Aircraft departed olympia airport at 1350. A few minutes after take off and over the water at 2,000 ft. the engine quit. Pilot switched fuel tanks, engaged fuel boost pump, executed clear procedure and attempted restart to no avail manuever. The propeller continued to windmill. The pilot first attempted to land in field but as the field was occupied, he attempted to land on the road, however aircraft clipped wires and pilot attempted to maneuver aircraft to the road, but clipped trees then power lines and ended nose down with tail suspended in power lines.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AIRCRAFT DEPARTED OLYMPIA AIRPORT AT 1350. A FEW MINUTES AFTER TAKE OFF AND OVER THE WATER AT 2,000 FT. THE ENGINE QUIT. PILOT SWITCHED FUEL TANKS, ENGAGED FUEL BOOST PUMP, EXECUTED CLEAR PROCEDURE AND ATTEMPTED RESTART TO NO AVAIL MANUEVER. THE PROPELLER CONTINUED TO WINDMILL. THE PILOT FIRST ATTEMPTED TO LAND IN FIELD BUT AS THE FIELD WAS OCCUPIED, HE ATTEMPTED TO LAND ON THE ROAD, HOWEVER AIRCRAFT CLIPPED WIRES AND PILOT ATTEMPTED TO MANEUVER AIRCRAFT TO THE ROAD, BUT CLIPPED TREES THEN POWER LINES AND ENDED NOSE DOWN WITH TAIL SUSPENDED IN POWER LINES.