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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Aircraft · Kewanee, IL · November 29, 2014

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Date: November 29, 2014 · 12:30 local
Place: Kewanee, IL
Airport: Kewanee Municpal
Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: ONE
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 1
Pilot’s certificate: Sport pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 35 total1 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

The pilot stated that he taxied the rans S-14 aircraft down the runway several times to get the feel of the aircraft. On the last run he took off and flew around the pattern and was to high to land so he elected to go around. On the second attempt to land he stated his approach looked good so he reduced power and the aircraft just fell out of the air and impacted the ground.

The rans S-14 aircraft was observed by the airport manager, Mr. Dale linstrom noticed the aircraft was oscillating up and down in the traffic pattern. Then, when it was on final approach to runway 19 at Kewanee municipal airport(kezi) at approximately 100 feet above ground level (AGL)the aircraft appeared to stall and impacted the ground approximately 200 yards from the end of runway 19 at kezi airport.

As the FAA filed it

THE PILOT STATED THAT HE TAXIED THE RANS S-14 AIRCRAFT DOWN THE RUNWAY SEVERAL TIMES TO GET THE FEEL OF THE AIRCRAFT. ON THE LAST RUN HE TOOK OFF AND FLEW AROUND THE PATTERN AND WAS TO HIGH TO LAND SO HE ELECTED TO GO AROUND. ON THE SECOND ATTEMPT TO LAND HE STATED HIS APPROACH LOOKED GOOD SO HE REDUCED POWER AND THE AIRCRAFT JUST FELL OUT OF THE AIR AND IMPACTED THE GROUND.

THE RANS S-14 AIRCRAFT WAS OBSERVED BY THE AIRPORT MANAGER, MR. DALE LINSTROM NOTICED THE AIRCRAFT WAS OSCILLATING UP AND DOWN IN THE TRAFFIC PATTERN. THEN, WHEN IT WAS ON FINAL APPROACH TO RUNWAY 19 AT KEWANEE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT(KEZI) AT APPROXIMATELY 100 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL (AGL)THE AIRCRAFT APPEARED TO STALL AND IMPACTED THE GROUND APPROXIMATELY 200 YARDS FROM THE END OF RUNWAY 19 AT KEZI AIRPORT.