What happened
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Accident occurred Wednesday December 4, 2013 in Jeromesville, OH.
Aircraft: sparrow ll, registration: N5955Y
Injuries: 1 serious
On December 4, 2013, about 1240 eastern standard time, a sparrow ll , N5955Y, operated by a private individual, was substantially damaged when it collided with the ground doing touch and go?s at the privacy data omitted. The student pilot (only occupant) was seriously injured. VFR meteorological conditions prevailed at the time. The student pilot was doing touch and go?s on his own landing strip behind his house. The privacy data omitted sod runway is (900 feet x 50 feet). The personal flight was conducted under the provisions of 14 code of federal regulations part 91.
A person in the house next to the landing strip heard the engine ?sputtering?, but did not see the crash. There were no other witnesses.
The wreckage was subsequently located about 1,000 feet south of township road 1600 in a field. The wreckage was upright and oriented in about a north-easterly heading. The leading edges of both wings and the nosecone exhibited impact damage while the empennage was undamaged. The fuel selector was selected to the right wing fuel tank. There was sufficient fuel in both the right and left wing fuel tanks.
The pilot held a student pilot certificate which was issued 7/25/2012.
Medical certificate-unknown
Flight time-unknown
The recorded weather at MFD, at 1735, was: wind 160 degrees at 12 knots; visibility 10 miles; few clouds at 1700 feet; temperature 13DEGEES c; dew point 9; altimeter 29.84 inches hg.
As the FAA filed it
ACCIDENT OCCURRED WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 4, 2013 IN JEROMESVILLE, OH.
AIRCRAFT: SPARROW LL, REGISTRATION: N5955Y
INJURIES: 1 SERIOUS
ON DECEMBER 4, 2013, ABOUT 1240 EASTERN STANDARD TIME, A SPARROW LL , N5955Y, OPERATED BY A PRIVATE INDIVIDUAL, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN IT COLLIDED WITH THE GROUND DOING TOUCH AND GO?S AT THE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. THE STUDENT PILOT (ONLY OCCUPANT) WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED. VFR METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME. THE STUDENT PILOT WAS DOING TOUCH AND GO?S ON HIS OWN LANDING STRIP BEHIND HIS HOUSE. THE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ SOD RUNWAY IS (900 FEET X 50 FEET). THE PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91.
A PERSON IN THE HOUSE NEXT TO THE LANDING STRIP HEARD THE ENGINE ?SPUTTERING?, BUT DID NOT SEE THE CRASH. THERE WERE NO OTHER WITNESSES.
THE WRECKAGE WAS SUBSEQUENTLY LOCATED ABOUT 1,000 FEET SOUTH OF TOWNSHIP ROAD 1600 IN A FIELD. THE WRECKAGE WAS UPRIGHT AND ORIENTED IN ABOUT A NORTH-EASTERLY HEADING. THE LEADING EDGES OF BOTH WINGS AND THE NOSECONE EXHIBITED IMPACT DAMAGE WHILE THE EMPENNAGE WAS UNDAMAGED. THE FUEL SELECTOR WAS SELECTED TO THE RIGHT WING FUEL TANK. THERE WAS SUFFICIENT FUEL IN BOTH THE RIGHT AND LEFT WING FUEL TANKS.
THE PILOT HELD A STUDENT PILOT CERTIFICATE WHICH WAS ISSUED 7/25/2012.
MEDICAL CERTIFICATE-UNKNOWN
FLIGHT TIME-UNKNOWN
THE RECORDED WEATHER AT MFD, AT 1735, WAS: WIND 160 DEGREES AT 12 KNOTS; VISIBILITY 10 MILES; FEW CLOUDS AT 1700 FEET; TEMPERATURE 13DEGEES C; DEW POINT 9; ALTIMETER 29.84 INCHES HG.
NTSB investigation
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