20190422003239A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Robert E Barrows BEARHAWK LSA · Holly Ridge, NC · April 22, 2019

Date
April 22, 2019 · 15:00 local
Place
Holly Ridge, NC
Airport
Holly Ridge/Top Sail Island
Phase of flight
Landing: Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N289EH
NTSB investigation
NTSBERA19LA157
Reported as
Robert E Barrows Bearhawk LSA
Reported engine
Continental A75-9
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
1
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
5,500 total400 in this make and model30 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.

N289EH was too low on approach to runway N21 and struck unmarked power lines. The aircraft became entangled in the power lines and hit the ground nose first at end of runway.

As the FAA filed it

N289EH WAS TOO LOW ON APPROACH TO RUNWAY N21 AND STRUCK UNMARKED POWER LINES. THE AIRCRAFT BECAME ENTANGLED IN THE POWER LINES AND HIT THE GROUND NOSE FIRST AT END OF RUNWAY.

NTSB investigation

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