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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Eagle EAGLE DW-1 · Hector, MN · July 28, 2015

Date: July 28, 2015 · 20:25 local
Place: Hector, MN
Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator: KJSG
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N8806B
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN15LA326
Reported as: Eagle Eagle DW-1
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 7,170 total125 in this make and model175 in the last 90 days

N8806BRegistration cancelled Jan 11, 2021 · Eagle EAGLE DW-1S/N DW-1-0039-81 Airframe modelEagle EAGLE DW-1

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What happened

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

The aircraft was on a test flight checking the recently installed spray bars. Upon return to airport, pilot allowed aircraft to descend below glide path during the final turn. Pilot made two small adjustments but was unable to arrest the descent. The wheels initially contacted the vegetation followed by the spray bars. The aircraft impacted the ground short of the runway. The nose of the aircraft went into the ground and overturned. The pilot exited the aircraft without injury.

As the FAA filed it

THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON A TEST FLIGHT CHECKING THE RECENTLY INSTALLED SPRAY BARS. UPON RETURN TO AIRPORT, PILOT ALLOWED AIRCRAFT TO DESCEND BELOW GLIDE PATH DURING THE FINAL TURN. PILOT MADE TWO SMALL ADJUSTMENTS BUT WAS UNABLE TO ARREST THE DESCENT. THE WHEELS INITIALLY CONTACTED THE VEGETATION FOLLOWED BY THE SPRAY BARS. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND SHORT OF THE RUNWAY. THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT WENT INTO THE GROUND AND OVERTURNED. THE PILOT EXITED THE AIRCRAFT WITHOUT INJURY.

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 CEN15LA326Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportHector, MNThe intermittent partial loss of engine power, which resulted in a lower-than-expected approach glidepath and impact with terrain short of the runway. The reason for the intermittent partial loss of engine power could not be determined because postaccident…Jul 29, 2015 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N8806B · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Accident 19880717028469AFcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise · Holdrege, NERan out of fuel after completing a spray operation. Aircraft nosed over landing in a soft field.Jul 17, 1988 · Substantial damage