- Date
- March 4, 1984, 13:00 local (18:00 UTC)
- Place
- Ft. Eustis, VA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N5046NChampion S-150
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840304005249A
- Case key
- 6553
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Analysis
The plt reported that he made a smooth landing using full flaps. He stated that suddenly with no warning, the left wing came up and the right wing hit the runway. The acft went off the left side of the runway and the rt main gear collapsed. Investigation revealed that a CH-46 helicopter had departed the runway approximately 1 min prior to the landing. Operational standards were issued requiring 3 minutes between helicopter lift-off and flying club acft landings following the accident.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5046N
- Reported as
- Champion S-150
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 1132-79
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-A20, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Ft. Eustis Flying Club
- Registered owner
- James P. Whitman
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · June 7, 1983 · 61 hours before
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- FAF · Fort Eustis, runway 32, 3,000 × 75 ft, asphalt
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 30
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 160 total · 6 in this make and model · 101 as pilot in command · 20 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 70° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 45 °F, dew point 25 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- PHF, 7 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N5046N · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.