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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Fehlner-Shelton AEROSPORT SCAMP WTB1 · Goldsboro, NC · October 17, 2011

Date: October 17, 2011 · 18:50 local
Place: Goldsboro, NC
Airport: Cox-Grantham Airfield
Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N25WS
NTSB investigation: NTSBERA12CA043
Reported as: Fehlner-Shelton Aerosport Scamp WTB1
Reported engine: Volkswagen CONVERSION
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 1
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 500 total10 in this make and model15 in the last 90 days

N25WSRegistration cancelled Apr 24, 2018 · Fehlner-Shelton AEROSPORT SCAMP WTB1S/N 75-02 · Built 1975 Airframe modelFehlner-Shelton AEROSPORT SCAMP WTB1 Engine modelVolkswagen CONVERSIONReciprocating

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.

No mechanical issues reported. On approach to runway 21 at 6NC0, privacy data omitted struck an unmarked powerline which protrudes into the approach to runway 21. In 1986 when this airfield was approved, there was a 670 foot displaced threshold to compensate for the power line intrusion. This displaced threshold marking is not currently in place.

As the FAA filed it

NO MECHANICAL ISSUES REPORTED.ON APPROACH TO RUNWAY 21 AT 6NC0, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STRUCK AN UNMARKED POWERLINE WHICH PROTRUDES INTO THE APPROACH TO RUNWAY 21. IN 1986 WHEN THIS AIRFIELD WAS APPROVED, THERE WAS A 670 FOOT DISPLACED THRESHOLD TO COMPENSATE FOR THE POWER LINE INTRUSION. THIS DISPLACED THRESHOLD MARKING IS NOT CURRENTLY IN PLACE.

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 ERA12CA043Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportGrantham, NCThe pilot's inadequate clearance from unmarked power lines while on approach to land at a private airport.Oct 17, 2011 · Substantial damage