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FAA accident report · Maule M-6-235 · Bennett, CO · January 30, 2010

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Date
January 30, 2010 · 07:45 local
Place
Bennett, CO
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N7613X
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN10FA162
Reported as
Maule M-6-235
Reported engine
Lycoming IO-540 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours
0 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days
N7613XRegistered now · Maule M-6-235S/N 7498C · Built 1988Airframe modelMaule M-6-235Engine modelLycoming IO-540 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Pilot cameron hoesel while flying low along kiowa creek 3 miles south of Bennett Colorado did strike a powerline causing the top four feet of one power pole to snap off also damaged the top wire. Damage to aircraft as follows: left wing tip was torn off, left aileron was torn off except for the inboard three inches, two feet of the aft left wing spar was torn off, the pilot then flew 17 miles to rocky mountain airpark a private airport and landed there.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT CAMERON HOESEL WHILE FLYING LOW ALONG KIOWA CREEK 3 MILES SOUTH OF BENNETT COLORADO DID STRIKE A POWERLINE CAUSING THE TOP FOUR FEET OF ONE POWER POLE TO SNAP OFF ALSO DAMAGED THE TOP WIRE. DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT AS FOLLOWS: LEFT WING TIP WAS TORN OFF, LEFT AILERON WAS TORN OFF EXCEPT FOR THE INBOARD THREE INCHES, TWO FEET OF THE AFT LEFT WING SPAR WAS TORN OFF, THE PILOT THEN FLEW 17 MILES TO ROCKY MOUNTAIN AIRPARK A PRIVATE AIRPORT AND LANDED THERE.

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 CEN10FA162Accident · No injuriesField investigationFinal reportBennett, COThe pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from a utility line while maneuvering.Jan 30, 2010 · Substantial damage