What happened
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At approximately 2300Z on 9/11/2014, N3510Q was involved in an accident while on approach to landing at the Polish Paradise Airport (WS02) near Oxford, WI. The aircraft was completing a one hour cross country flight from the john h. batten airport (krac) in racine, WI. VMC existed along the route, and at the destination, with winds being reported as 350@10 at baraboo (kdll) 13NM to the south.
The Polish Paradise Airport has a single grass runway, 18/36, and is 40? X 3000?. There is significant vegetation on the southern end of the field, on both sides, for the first 800?. The mishap aircraft was established on a straight in for runway 36, with a slight left crab for the crosswind. The mishap pilot reported crossing the field boundary at 60 KTS on profile for a normal approach. Upon descending below the treeline, the aircraft experienced a loss of wind effect, and the pilot was slow to correct. The mishap aircraft drifted left, and the left wing made contact with the trees on the west side of the runway, inducing a dramatic left yaw, with a subsequent loss of control. The aircraft came to rest facing west, in the vegetation, approximately 300? North of the first contact with the trees. The mishap pilot, the only person on board sustained no injuries. The mishap aircraft sustained substantial damage to its wings and fuselage.
As the FAA filed it
AT APPROXIMATELY 2300Z ON 9/11/2014, N3510Q WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT WHILE ON APPROACH TO LANDING AT THE POLISH PARADISE AIRPORT (WS02) NEAR OXFORD, WI. THE AIRCRAFT WAS COMPLETING A ONE HOUR CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT FROM THE JOHN H. BATTEN AIRPORT (KRAC) IN RACINE, WI. VMC EXISTED ALONG THE ROUTE, AND AT THE DESTINATION, WITH WINDS BEING REPORTED AS 350@10 AT BARABOO (KDLL) 13NM TO THE SOUTH.
THE POLISH PARADISE AIRPORT HAS A SINGLE GRASS RUNWAY, 18/36, AND IS 40? X 3000?. THERE IS SIGNIFICANT VEGETATION ON THE SOUTHERN END OF THE FIELD, ON BOTH SIDES, FOR THE FIRST 800?. THE MISHAP AIRCRAFT WAS ESTABLISHED ON A STRAIGHT IN FOR RUNWAY 36, WITH A SLIGHT LEFT CRAB FOR THE CROSSWIND. THE MISHAP PILOT REPORTED CROSSING THE FIELD BOUNDARY AT 60 KTS ON PROFILE FOR A NORMAL APPROACH. UPON DESCENDING BELOW THE TREELINE, THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF WIND EFFECT, AND THE PILOT WAS SLOW TO CORRECT. THE MISHAP AIRCRAFT DRIFTED LEFT, AND THE LEFT WING MADE CONTACT WITH THE TREES ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE RUNWAY, INDUCING A DRAMATIC LEFT YAW, WITH A SUBSEQUENT LOSS OF CONTROL. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST FACING WEST, IN THE VEGETATION, APPROXIMATELY 300? NORTH OF THE FIRST CONTACT WITH THE TREES. THE MISHAP PILOT, THE ONLY PERSON ON BOARD SUSTAINED NO INJURIES. THE MISHAP AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO ITS WINGS AND FUSELAGE.
NTSB investigation
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