- Date
- May 29, 1984, 20:00 local (May 30, 1984, 01:00 UTC)
- Place
- Goldsby, OK
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N951AAAmerican Aerolights Eagle 2
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840529071689A
- Case key
- 21353
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Analysis
The plt of the 2 place ultralight, N951AA, & the plt of another ultralight were en route from tuttle to goldspy, OK. While flying low over a wheat filfed, the plt of the other ultralight inadvertently flew into the crop. The plt of N951AA witnessed the occurrence, but was unable to determine the condition of the downed plt from the air. He elected to land in the wheat field. While flaring at about 30 mph, the main gear came in contact with the 4 ft tall crop causing the acft to nose down into the field. As a result of the impact, the landing gear & structural tubing near the canard were damaged.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N951AA
- Reported as
- American Aerolights Eagle 2
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number
- 400155
- Engine
- Unknown UNKNOWN, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Thomas J. Strouhal
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Experimental (Special)
- Departed
- Tuttle, OK
- Destination
- Goldsby, OK
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 41
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- -0 °F, dew point -0 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
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