34.1231° N, 84.8487° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at CARTERSVILLE (VPC), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
March 9, 2009 · 07:10 local
Place
Cartersville, GA
Airport
Cartersville
Phase of flight
Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N45NB
Reported as
Raythn 390
Reported engine
WILINT FJ442A
People aboard
5
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
8,900 total167 in this make and model58 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.
According to written/signed statement from pilot, while on a visual approach to rwy 1 at kvpc descending through 500FT AGL aircraft struck top of tree. Continued to land without incident. Pilot also indicated in statement that runway landing lights were very bright, could not identify VASI or PAPI on landing runway, and surrounding area very dark.
As the FAA filed it
ACCORDING TO WRITTEN/SIGNED STATEMENT FROM PILOT, WHILE ON A VISUAL APPROACH TO RWY 1 AT KVPC DESCENDING THROUGH 500FT AGL AIRCRAFT STRUCK TOP OF TREE. CONTINUED TO LAND WITHOUT INCIDENT. PILOT ALSO INDICATED IN STATEMENT THAT RUNWAY LANDING LIGHTS WERE VERY BRIGHT, COULD NOT IDENTIFY VASI OR PAPI ON LANDING RUNWAY, AND SURROUNDING AREA VERY DARK.