# Accident 20190430003629A: Pavel Vagner TANGO2, Cobden, IL, April 30, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 30, 2019, 16:00 local time
- Place: Cobden, IL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.5348° N, 89.2527° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.5348&lon=-89.2527&mi=10
- Aircraft: N857UV, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N857UV-2022-07-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Pavel Vagner TANGO2 (registry code 05637KF, https://openairdocs.org/model/pavel-vagner-tango2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Yamaha ALL MDLS A/B (registry code 80000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/yamaha-all-mdls-a-b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PAVEL VAGNER TANGO2
- Reported engine: YAMAHA ALL MDLS A/B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 600 total, 18 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA19CA232](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA232) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190430003629A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

THE PILOT STATED, HE WAS ON BASE TURN TO HIS PRIVATE AIRPORT WITH WIND IN HIS FACE AT TOO LOW OF AN AIRSPEED. THE PILOT STATED WHEN HE TURNED TO LINE-UP WITH HIS RUNWAY, THE HEADWIND DIMINISHED. THE PILOT STATED, WITH THE ALREADY LOW AIRSPEED THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO SETTLE RAPIDLY RESULTING IN AN EXCESSIVELY HARD LANDING.  THE PILOT STATED, THE MAIN ROTOR STRUCK THE GROUND, THE ENGINE MOUNTED PROPELLER, AND THE AIRCRAFT'S TAIL.  THE PILOT STATED, THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT TURN OVER BUT FLUNG PARTS ALL AROUND THE IMPACT AREA. AT THIS POINT THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED. THE PILOT SUSTAINED NO INJURIES.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB GAA19CA232](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA232), Apr 30, 2019: Pavel Vagner TANGO2 (N857UV), Cobden, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain the proper airspeed during the approach, which resulted in a hard landing.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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