- Date
- July 28, 1997, 14:44 local (19:44 UTC)
- Place
- Middleton, WI
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N126JMJenkins RV-6
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report January 7, 1998
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19970728019879A
- Case key
- 10646
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Probable cause
the pilot was too low on final approach and hit the high vegetation.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot reported that he 'misjudged the height of trees at landing end of runway 30.' The pilot got low on the final approach and hit a tall bush. The airplane flipped over into a ditch. The pilot reported that nothing was wrong with the aircraft and the engine was running properly.
Factual narrative
On July 28, 1997, at 1444 central daylight time, an experimental Jenkins RV-6, N126JM, was destroyed just short of runway 30 at Morey Field, Middleton, Wisconsin. While on short final, the airplane hit a 10 foot bush and flipped over into a ditch. The private pilot and one passenger received minor injuries. The 14 CFR Part 91 flight had departed Fort Dodge, Iowa, en route to Middleton, Wisconsin. Visual meteorological condition prevailed and no flight plan had been filed.
The pilot reported that he "misjudged the height of trees at landing end of runway 30." The pilot got low on the final approach and hit a tall bush. The airplane flipped over into a ditch. The pilot reported that nothing was wrong with the aircraft and the engine was running properly.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N126JM
- Reported as
- Jenkins RV-6
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number
- 23408
- Airframe hours
- 74
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-E2D, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Howard M. Jenkins
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Experimental (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · May 23, 1997 · 11 hours before
- Departed
- FOD · Fort Dodge, IA
- Destination
- C29
- Airport
- C29 · Morey Field, runway 30
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
- 71
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 544 total · 93 in this make and model · 10 in the last 90 days · 5 in the last 30 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 200° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 77 °F, dew point 61 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- MSN, 8 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.