- Date
- March 23, 1982, 19:40 local (Mar 24, 1982, 01:40 UTC)
- Place
- Conroe, TX
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N9101FRockwell 690A
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed · report March 23, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820323008339A
- Case key
- 70328
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
In flight collision with object
Object - tree(s)Factor
In-flight planning/decision - poorCause
Underconfidence in personal abilityCause
Analysis
The pilot was too high on an IFR approach and elected to circle and land. During the turn he collided with trees but continued the approach and landed. The left wing and stabilizer were damaged.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9101F
- Reported as
- Rockwell 690A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 11152
- Airframe hours
- 2,337
- Engine
- Airesearch TPE-331-5251K, 717 horsepower, turbo prop
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Operator
- Magnum Marine Corporation
- Registered owner
- Ken White
- Departed
- Corpus Christi, TX
- Destination
- Conroe, TX
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- CXO · Montgomery County, runway 14, 4,600 × 150 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 42
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 6,650 total · 32 in this make and model · 6,330 as pilot in command · 120 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 80° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 8 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 1,900 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 138 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- CRP, 210 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.