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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Rutter Herb LONG EZ · Wakefield, VA · May 21, 2010

Date: May 21, 2010 · 15:04 local
Place: Wakefield, VA
Airport: Wakefield Municipal
Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N91HR
NTSB investigation: NTSBERA10LA277
Reported as: Rutter Herb Long EZ
Reported engine: Lycoming 0-235-L2C
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 0 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

N91HRRegistration cancelled Oct 21, 2013 · Rutter Herbert G LONG EZS/N 172 · Built 1995 Airframe modelRutter Herbert G LONG EZ Engine modelLycoming 0-235 series4 cycle

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What happened

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

Aircraft crashed into corn field initially and ended up adjacent to runway by turnaround at end of runway 20 at akq. Right wing torn off. Engine under fuselage. The canard was found seperated from aircraft. Forward portion of fuselage destroyed. Left wing still attached. Fuel drained from left wing. Small amount of fuel found at carb bowl. One prop blade broken off near hub. Fuel selector found to be selected to right tank. Landing gear selector found in the up position.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT CRASHED INTO CORN FIELD INITIALLY AND ENDED UP ADJACENT TO RUNWAY BY TURNAROUND AT END OF RUNWAY 20 AT AKQ. RIGHT WING TORN OFF. ENGINE UNDER FUSELAGE. THE CANARD WAS FOUND SEPERATED FROM AIRCRAFT. FORWARD PORTION OF FUSELAGE DESTROYED. LEFT WING STILL ATTACHED. FUEL DRAINED FROM LEFT WING. SMALL AMOUNT OF FUEL FOUND AT CARB BOWL. ONE PROP BLADE BROKEN OFF NEAR HUB. FUEL SELECTOR FOUND TO BE SELECTED TO RIGHT TANK. LANDING GEAR SELECTOR FOUND IN THE UP POSITION.

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 ERA10LA277Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportWakefield, VAThe pilot’s failure to properly align the airplane with the final approach path to the runway and his subsequent loss of control during his attempts to correct the flight path. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s progressive cognitive decline due to…May 21, 2010 · Substantial damage