20181009019669A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Aviat S-2C · Hampton, GA · October 9, 2018

Date: October 9, 2018 · 15:35 local
Place: Hampton, GA
Airport: Henry County Airport
Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N126BB
NTSB investigation: NTSBGAA19CA021
Reported as: Aviat S-2C
Reported engine: Lycoming AEIO-540 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 12,392 total1,598 in this make and model44 in the last 90 days

N126BBRegistered now · Aviat S-2CS/N 6046 · Built 2001 Airframe modelAviat S-2C Engine modelLycoming AEIO-540 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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The aircraft departed Henry County Airport (khmp) for a landing zone

Survey flight for an upcoming airshow at atlanta motor speedway. The survey flight was to evaluate the viability of landing the aircraft on the infield section of the track to facilitate the airshow performance. Several passes were made to evaluate the obstacle height and location in the immediate area on the track property. During an approach to the landing area, the aircraft impacted a power line. The pilot immediately vacated the track area and after a quick controllability check returned to the airport. A normal landing was made at Henry County Airport. The aircraft received damage to the left lower wing leading edge, the left upper wing leading edge, and the trailing edge of both left ailerons. No injuries occurred to the pilot.

As the FAA filed it

THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED HENRY COUNTY AIRPORT (KHMP) FOR A LANDING ZONE

SURVEY FLIGHT FOR AN UPCOMING AIRSHOW AT ATLANTA MOTOR SPEEDWAY. THE SURVEY FLIGHT WAS TO EVALUATE THE VIABILITY OF LANDING THE AIRCRAFT ON THE INFIELD SECTION OF THE TRACK TO FACILITATE THE AIRSHOW PERFORMANCE. SEVERAL PASSES WERE MADE TO EVALUATE THE OBSTACLE HEIGHT AND LOCATION IN THE IMMEDIATE AREA ON THE TRACK PROPERTY. DURING AN APPROACH TO THE LANDING AREA, THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED A POWER LINE. THE PILOT IMMEDIATELY VACATED THE TRACK AREA AND AFTER A QUICK CONTROLLABILITY CHECK RETURNED TO THE AIRPORT. A NORMAL LANDING WAS MADE AT HENRY COUNTY AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED DAMAGE TO THE LEFT LOWER WING LEADING EDGE, THE LEFT UPPER WING LEADING EDGE, AND THE TRAILING EDGE OF BOTH LEFT AILERONS. NO INJURIES OCCURRED TO THE PILOT.

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 GAA19CA021Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportHampton, GAThe pilot’s failure to see and avoid power wires during approach.Oct 9, 2018 · Substantial damage