What happened
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On February 8, 2019, at approximately 11:15 mountain standard time (MST), a kifox iv, N995BW, impacted a small tree and terrain during an attempted visual flight rules (VFR) landing on a rural dirt road approximately 10 miles southeast of Page, Arizona. The certificated private pilot and his passenger were not injured. The aircraft was substantialy damaged.
The 14 code of federal regulations part 91 personal flight departed cal black memorial airport (U96) on a cross-country flight to buckeye muncipal airport (kbxk), buckeye, AZ. Initially, the pilot stated that after departure, the engine developed carbureator ice that necessatated an off-airport landing on a rural dirt road.
During the post accident interview, for reasons unkown, the pilot re-canted the story of events and stated that the engine did not experience carbureator ice, but that his passenger became ill in turbulent air. The pilot elected to make a pre-cautionary landing on a dirt road. During the approach to landing, the pilot stated that a wind gust pushed the aircraft to the right side of the road. The pilot stated he was unable to correct the loss of directional control, resulting in the aircraft?s right wing to strike a small tree and fence resulting in substantial damage to the aircraft.
The weather data at Page muncipal airport (kpga) Page, Arizona at 10:53 (MST) indicated winds from the south-southwest at 3 knots with sky conditions fair and no reported precipitation.
As the FAA filed it
ON FEBRUARY 8, 2019, AT APPROXIMATELY 11:15 MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME (MST), A KIFOX IV, N995BW, IMPACTED A SMALL TREE AND TERRAIN DURING AN ATTEMPTED VISUAL FLIGHT RULES (VFR) LANDING ON A RURAL DIRT ROAD APPROXIMATELY 10 MILES SOUTHEAST OF PAGE, ARIZONA. THE CERTIFICATED PRIVATE PILOT AND HIS PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALY DAMAGED.
THE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT DEPARTED CAL BLACK MEMORIAL AIRPORT (U96) ON A CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT TO BUCKEYE MUNCIPAL AIRPORT (KBXK), BUCKEYE, AZ. INITIALLY, THE PILOT STATED THAT AFTER DEPARTURE, THE ENGINE DEVELOPED CARBUREATOR ICE THAT NECESSATATED AN OFF-AIRPORT LANDING ON A RURAL DIRT ROAD.
DURING THE POST ACCIDENT INTERVIEW, FOR REASONS UNKOWN, THE PILOT RE-CANTED THE STORY OF EVENTS AND STATED THAT THE ENGINE DID NOT EXPERIENCE CARBUREATOR ICE, BUT THAT HIS PASSENGER BECAME ILL IN TURBULENT AIR. THE PILOT ELECTED TO MAKE A PRE-CAUTIONARY LANDING ON A DIRT ROAD. DURING THE APPROACH TO LANDING, THE PILOT STATED THAT A WIND GUST PUSHED THE AIRCRAFT TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE PILOT STATED HE WAS UNABLE TO CORRECT THE LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL, RESULTING IN THE AIRCRAFT?S RIGHT WING TO STRIKE A SMALL TREE AND FENCE RESULTING IN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.
THE WEATHER DATA AT PAGE MUNCIPAL AIRPORT (KPGA) PAGE, ARIZONA AT 10:53 (MST) INDICATED WINDS FROM THE SOUTH-SOUTHWEST AT 3 KNOTS WITH SKY CONDITIONS FAIR AND NO REPORTED PRECIPITATION.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.