What happened
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Description of the deviation:
While operatingprivacy data omitted an N3N-3 airplane on a VFR flight plan and upon approach to landing on sod rwy 16 at the Red Lodge, MT airport (kred) the pilot initiated a go-around after a hard bounce on the runway. The left tire of the main gear clipped a barbed wire fence at the end of the runway and the right main gear hit a powerline wire approximately 500’ from the departure end of the runway resulting in a crash with minor injuries to the pilot and passenger and the aircraft beind destroyed.
Causaul and/or contributing factors:
The pilot stated that he had intended to land a bit long to avoid rolling over a paved taxi way that crossed the grass runway. Upon initiation of the go-around the aircraft didn't respond as expected due to high da. The pilot also stated that he had made low approaches to the Red Lodge Airport, however, he had not previously landed there. Investigation showed that the airplane was out of annual inspection which was last completed in may, 2024. Pilot was current and flying on basic med.
No ATC actions contributory to the event.
No recommendations for systemic corrective action.
Action taken to correct problem and prevent reoccurance:
Compliance action – counseling. The pilot was counseled on aircraft performance and power management at high density altitude, aeronautical decision making and aircraft annual inspection and maintenance requirements.
Sas id: NM05202600151
As the FAA filed it
DESCRIPTION OF THE DEVIATION:
WHILE OPERATING^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AN N3N-3 AIRPLANE ON A VFR FLIGHT PLAN AND UPON APPROACH TO LANDING ON SOD RWY 16 AT THE RED LODGE, MT AIRPORT (KRED) THE PILOT INITIATED A GO-AROUND AFTER A HARD BOUNCE ON THE RUNWAY. THE LEFT TIRE OF THE MAIN GEAR CLIPPED A BARBED WIRE FENCE AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY AND THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR HIT A POWERLINE WIRE APPROXIMATELY 500’ FROM THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RUNWAY RESULTING IN A CRASH WITH MINOR INJURIES TO THE PILOT AND PASSENGER AND THE AIRCRAFT BEIND DESTROYED.
CAUSAUL AND/OR CONTRIBUTING FACTORS:
THE PILOT STATED THAT HE HAD INTENDED TO LAND A BIT LONG TO AVOID ROLLING OVER A PAVED TAXI WAY THAT CROSSED THE GRASS RUNWAY. UPON INITIATION OF THE GO-AROUND THE AIRCRAFT DIDN'T RESPOND AS EXPECTED DUE TO HIGH DA. THE PILOT ALSO STATED THAT HE HAD MADE LOW APPROACHES TO THE RED LODGE AIRPORT, HOWEVER, HE HAD NOT PREVIOUSLY LANDED THERE. INVESTIGATION SHOWED THAT THE AIRPLANE WAS OUT OF ANNUAL INSPECTION WHICH WAS LAST COMPLETED IN MAY, 2024. PILOT WAS CURRENT AND FLYING ON BASIC MED.
NO ATC ACTIONS CONTRIBUTORY TO THE EVENT.
NO RECOMMENDATIONS FOR SYSTEMIC CORRECTIVE ACTION.
ACTION TAKEN TO CORRECT PROBLEM AND PREVENT REOCCURANCE:
COMPLIANCE ACTION – COUNSELING. THE PILOT WAS COUNSELED ON AIRCRAFT PERFORMANCE AND POWER MANAGEMENT AT HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE, AERONAUTICAL DECISION MAKING AND AIRCRAFT ANNUAL INSPECTION AND MAINTENANCE REQUIREMENTS.
SAS ID: NM05202600151
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.