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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Johnson Jerry WAG-AERO/SPT TRAINER · Hendersonville, NC · March 9, 2017

Date
March 9, 2017 · 17:00 local
Place
Hendersonville, NC
Airport
Brown Field
Phase of flight
Other, Specify
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N24188
NTSB investigation
NTSBGAA17CA183
Reported as
Johnson Jerry WAG-AERO/SPT Trainer
Reported engine
Continental
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
5,000 total8 in this make and model15 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

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

Pilot attempted landing at his home airport. Pilot stated that on landing a wind gust picked up his right wing and he chose to a go around. During the go around procedure the pilot attempted to climb the aircraft with an extremely high angle of attack. The pilot stated that he was unable to see out of the windscreen and struck a tree. The aircraft slid down the tree cutting power lines. Pilot was able to egress from the aircraft. The down power lines caused a fire on the ground which spread to the aircraft. Destroying the aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT ATTEMPTED LANDING AT HIS HOME AIRPORT. PILOT STATED THAT ON LANDING A WIND GUST PICKED UP HIS RIGHT WING AND HE CHOSE TO A GO AROUND. DURING THE GO AROUND PROCEDURE THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO CLIMB THE AIRCRAFT WITH AN EXTREMELY HIGH ANGLE OF ATTACK. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS UNABLE TO SEE OUT OF THE WINDSCREEN AND STRUCK A TREE. THE AIRCRAFT SLID DOWN THE TREE CUTTING POWER LINES. PILOT WAS ABLE TO EGRESS FROM THE AIRCRAFT. THE DOWN POWER LINES CAUSED A FIRE ON THE GROUND WHICH SPREAD TO THE AIRCRAFT. DESTROYING THE AIRCRAFT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.