- Date
- May 6, 1986, 12:30 local (17:30 UTC)
- Place
- Winchester, TN
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 uninjured; on the ground: 1 fatal
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N28138Bellanca 17-31ATC
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860506019679A
- Case key
- 6937
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The plt made a VFR pattern at an uncontrolled arpt and noted a truck alongside the north end of the rwy. The plt did notsee any persons on the rwy. During the landing flare the plt noticed a man on the rwy near the right wingtip. A jolt was felt as the acft contacted the workman. Workmen had shown up at the arpt to seal the rwy without prior notification.a local NOTAM was issued but the plt had departed earlier in the day, flew to another field and returned to Winchester. None of the workmen were wearing high visibility clothing nor was a lookout posted to warn of traffic on the arpt. Arpt personnel did not respond to the plt's UNICOM call for an arpt advisory. The sealing contract was made by the state with no local involvement.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N28138
- Reported as
- Bellanca 17-31ATC
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 78-31142
- Airframe hours
- 1,233
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-540-K1E5, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Melvin L. Price
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · May 3, 1985 · 231 hours before
- Departed
- MQY · Smyrna, TN
- Airport
- BGF · Winchester Municipal, runway 36, 4,000 × 75 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 48
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,618 total · 502 in this make and model · 1,477 as pilot in command · 33 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 240° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 5 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- -0 °F, dew point -0 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.