What happened
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06/21/2014 Traveled to accident scene located on the airport property in Currituck county airport (onx)
06/21/2014 Aircraft N2093P a Bailey- morris Dragonfly piloted by privacy data omitted collided with a hangar on landing, located at the Currituck county airport.
In a statement by privacy data omitted stated that after take off from the grass strip parallel to runway 23THE aircraft engine started running rough.
He decided to troubleshoot and correct it.
He could not fix the problem so he decided to land in the field behind the hangars , that was closer than the field used for departure.
He made an airport landing but was unable to slow the aircraft completely in the tall wet grass before hitting the hangar.
The engine stopped on its own and he un-buckled and exited the aircraft.
It was noted the aircraft had tubing damage to the front of the aircraft.
It was noted that privacy data omitted sustained a minor injury to his right foot.
On a follow-up conversation with privacy data omitted, he stated that the carbureators were not adjusted correctly and the ignition unit had an intermittent failure.
It is the opinion of the inspector privacy data omitted did not violate any far's and operated the aircraft as he had been trained in an emergency situation.
As the FAA filed it
06/21/2014 TRAVELED TO ACCIDENT SCENE LOCATED ON THE AIRPORT PROPERTY IN CURRITUCK COUNTY AIRPORT (ONX)
06/21/2014 AIRCRAFT N2093P A BAILEY- MORRIS DRAGONFLY PILOTED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ COLLIDED WITH A HANGAR ON LANDING, LOCATED AT THE CURRITUCK COUNTY AIRPORT.
IN A STATEMENT BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED THAT AFTER TAKE OFF FROM THE GRASS STRIP PARALLEL TO RUNWAY 23THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE STARTED RUNNING ROUGH.
HE DECIDED TO TROUBLESHOOT AND CORRECT IT.
HE COULD NOT FIX THE PROBLEM SO HE DECIDED TO LAND IN THE FIELD BEHIND THE HANGARS , THAT WAS CLOSER THAN THE FIELD USED FOR DEPARTURE.
HE MADE AN AIRPORT LANDING BUT WAS UNABLE TO SLOW THE AIRCRAFT COMPLETELY IN THE TALL WET GRASS BEFORE HITTING THE HANGAR.
THE ENGINE STOPPED ON ITS OWN AND HE UN-BUCKLED AND EXITED THE AIRCRAFT.
IT WAS NOTED THE AIRCRAFT HAD TUBING DAMAGE TO THE FRONT OF THE AIRCRAFT.
IT WAS NOTED THAT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ SUSTAINED A MINOR INJURY TO HIS RIGHT FOOT.
ON A FOLLOW-UP CONVERSATION WITH ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, HE STATED THAT THE CARBUREATORS WERE NOT ADJUSTED CORRECTLY AND THE IGNITION UNIT HAD AN INTERMITTENT FAILURE.
IT IS THE OPINION OF THE INSPECTOR ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ DID NOT VIOLATE ANY FAR'S AND OPERATED THE AIRCRAFT AS HE HAD BEEN TRAINED IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION.
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