20200910014359A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bird CK · Enterprise, OR · September 10, 2020

Date: September 10, 2020 · 18:30 local
Place: Enterprise, OR
Airport: Enterprise Municipal
Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N933V
NTSB investigation: NTSBWPR20LA309
Reported as: Bird CK
Reported engine: Continental W670 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 868 total42 in this make and model39 in the last 90 days

N933VRegistered now · Bird CKS/N 4018 · Built 1931 Airframe modelBird CK Engine modelContinental W670 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot added power to straighten out the aircraft due to not being aligned with the center line of the runway. Adding power caused the engine to sputter and lack power. Pilot attempted to execute a go around but because the engine was not developing enough power and getting close to hangers he touched down off runway in rough terrain. Both main gear collapsed.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT ADDED POWER TO STRAIGHTEN OUT THE AIRCRAFT DUE TO NOT BEING ALIGNED WITH THE CENTER LINE OF THE RUNWAY. ADDING POWER CAUSED THE ENGINE TO SPUTTER AND LACK POWER. PILOT ATTEMPTED TO EXECUTE A GO AROUND BUT BECAUSE THE ENGINE WAS NOT DEVELOPING ENOUGH POWER AND GETTING CLOSE TO HANGERS HE TOUCHED DOWN OFF RUNWAY IN ROUGH TERRAIN. BOTH MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED.

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 WPR20LA309Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportEnterprise, ORThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing, which resulted in a runway excursion and collision with terrain.Sep 11, 2020 · Substantial damage