What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On August 23, 2015, a phone call was received by the Texas department of public safety (TX dps) indicating that an accident occurred at laneview road in Hempstead, Texas. At the scene the reporting inspector was told by a TX dps trooper on scene that when he arrived at the scene two power lines were on the ground next to the aircraft. The power company was called and spliced the two lines before the reporting inspector arrived to the scene. An examination of the scene revealed that the aircraft cockpit was destroyed and the wings substantially damaged. No impact marks were detected on the area around the aircraft except a damaged fence wires and rod below the left wing. Scratch marks were found on the post that was holding the ripped wires. The left wing leading edge lower surface had some scratch marks. No anomalies found with the aircraft controls surfaces. An email from the power company to the NTSB investigator in charge indicated that the power company meter system reported a power outage at 1:37 p.m. affecting a building at 40466 fm 1488 Hempstead TX. This building is near the accident site. According to an email from the towing aircraft?s pilot to the NTSB investigator in charge, aircraft N878S was towed from the soaring club of houston, in waller, Texas and was released as expected at 2,000 ft. above ground level.
As the FAA filed it
ON AUGUST 23, 2015, A PHONE CALL WAS RECEIVED BY THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY (TX DPS) INDICATING THAT AN ACCIDENT OCCURRED AT LANEVIEW ROAD IN HEMPSTEAD, TEXAS. AT THE SCENE THE REPORTING INSPECTOR WAS TOLD BY A TX DPS TROOPER ON SCENE THAT WHEN HE ARRIVED AT THE SCENE TWO POWER LINES WERE ON THE GROUND NEXT TO THE AIRCRAFT. THE POWER COMPANY WAS CALLED AND SPLICED THE TWO LINES BEFORE THE REPORTING INSPECTOR ARRIVED TO THE SCENE. AN EXAMINATION OF THE SCENE REVEALED THAT THE AIRCRAFT COCKPIT WAS DESTROYED AND THE WINGS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. NO IMPACT MARKS WERE DETECTED ON THE AREA AROUND THE AIRCRAFT EXCEPT A DAMAGED FENCE WIRES AND ROD BELOW THE LEFT WING. SCRATCH MARKS WERE FOUND ON THE POST THAT WAS HOLDING THE RIPPED WIRES. THE LEFT WING LEADING EDGE LOWER SURFACE HAD SOME SCRATCH MARKS. NO ANOMALIES FOUND WITH THE AIRCRAFT CONTROLS SURFACES. AN EMAIL FROM THE POWER COMPANY TO THE NTSB INVESTIGATOR IN CHARGE INDICATED THAT THE POWER COMPANY METER SYSTEM REPORTED A POWER OUTAGE AT 1:37 P.M. AFFECTING A BUILDING AT 40466 FM 1488 HEMPSTEAD TX. THIS BUILDING IS NEAR THE ACCIDENT SITE. ACCORDING TO AN EMAIL FROM THE TOWING AIRCRAFT?S PILOT TO THE NTSB INVESTIGATOR IN CHARGE, AIRCRAFT N878S WAS TOWED FROM THE SOARING CLUB OF HOUSTON, IN WALLER, TEXAS AND WAS RELEASED AS EXPECTED AT 2,000 FT. ABOVE GROUND LEVEL.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.