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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Henderson THORP T-18 · Troy, MO · February 8, 2018

Date: February 8, 2018 · 11:43 local
Place: Troy, MO
Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N600HH
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN18LA095
Reported as: Henderson Thorp T-18
Reported engine: Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 1
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 990 total230 in this make and model2 in the last 90 days

N600HHRegistered now · Henderson THORP T-18S/N 600 · Built 1974 Airframe modelHenderson THORP T-18 Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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N600HH was traveling from east to west to land. The aircraft made contact with trees resulting in the accident. Trees were damaged approximately 20 feet in the air and the right wing had leading edge damage and remnants of the tree's leaves embedded in it. The accident impact displaced the nose and engine compartment to the left of the long axis of the airplane with an additional approximately twist (counter clockwise viewed from cockpit) from normal. This report will be amended as additional facts are gathered.

As the FAA filed it

N600HH WAS TRAVELING FROM EAST TO WEST TO LAND. THE AIRCRAFT MADE CONTACT WITH TREES RESULTING IN THE ACCIDENT. TREES WERE DAMAGED APPROXIMATELY 20 FEET IN THE AIR AND THE RIGHT WING HAD LEADING EDGE DAMAGE AND REMNANTS OF THE TREE'S LEAVES EMBEDDED IN IT. THE ACCIDENT IMPACT DISPLACED THE NOSE AND ENGINE COMPARTMENT TO THE LEFT OF THE LONG AXIS OF THE AIRPLANE WITH AN ADDITIONAL APPROXIMATELY TWIST (COUNTER CLOCKWISE VIEWED FROM COCKPIT) FROM NORMAL. THIS REPORT WILL BE AMENDED AS ADDITIONAL FACTS ARE GATHERED.

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 CEN18LA095Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportTroy, MOThe pilot's failure to maintain adequate clearance from trees while landing in crosswind conditions.Feb 8, 2018 · Substantial damage