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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Pegasu Pegasusquant · West Terre Hau, IN · October 10, 2008

Date: October 10, 2008 · 13:21 local
Place: West Terre Hau, IN
Phase of flight: Other, Specify
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N5125A
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN09CA013
Reported as: Pegasu Pegasusquant
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 557 total206 in this make and model9 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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(-23) Aircraft departed 1I3 (bloomfield in) at around 1300 and flew to a private strip on gannon road in west Terre haute ind. The pilot did a low pass just below tree top level to the south and determined that landing was not possible given the winds. The pilot circled around and attempted to land to the north and once below the tree line level the flight path was no longer aligned with the runway and the aircraft began to sink. Full throttle was applied and a climb intitiated. The pilot did not clear the trees and struck the tops at the northwest corner of the runway, breaking approximately 20 feet off of the top of the second tree and then spun the aircraft around 180 degrees where it fell and came to rest in a ravine. The winds at Terre haute hulman field (huf) recorded on ocotober 10 at 1253 local time were 140 at 11 mph, and at 1353 were 110 at 11 mph. The orientation of the 1200' long runway on gannon road is north-south.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AIRCRAFT DEPARTED 1I3 (BLOOMFIELD IN) AT AROUND 1300 AND FLEW TO A PRIVATE STRIP ON GANNON ROAD IN WEST TERRE HAUTE IND. THE PILOT DID A LOW PASS JUST BELOW TREE TOP LEVEL TO THE SOUTH AND DETERMINED THAT LANDING WAS NOT POSSIBLE GIVEN THE WINDS. THE PILOT CIRCLED AROUND AND ATTEMPTED TO LAND TO THE NORTH AND ONCE BELOW THE TREE LINE LEVEL THE FLIGHT PATH WAS NO LONGER ALIGNED WITH THE RUNWAY AND THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO SINK. FULL THROTTLE WAS APPLIED AND A CLIMB INTITIATED. THE PILOT DID NOT CLEAR THE TREES AND STRUCK THE TOPS AT THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF THE RUNWAY, BREAKING APPROXIMATELY 20 FEET OFF OF THE TOP OF THE SECOND TREE AND THEN SPUN THE AIRCRAFT AROUND 180 DEGREES WHERE IT FELL AND CAME TO REST IN A RAVINE. THE WINDS AT TERRE HAUTE HULMAN FIELD (HUF) RECORDED ON OCOTOBER 10 AT 1253 LOCAL TIME WERE 140 AT 11 MPH, AND AT 1353 WERE 110 AT 11 MPH. THE ORIENTATION OF THE 1200' LONG RUNWAY ON GANNON ROAD IS NORTH-SOUTH.

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 CEN09CA013Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportWest Terre Haute, INThe pilot's failure to adequately compensate for the crosswind during the go-around. Contributing to the accident was the crosswind condition and the trees.Oct 10, 2008 · Substantial damage