# NTSB FTW84LA255: American Aerolights Eagle 2, N951AA, Goldsby, OK, May 30, 1984

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: May 29, 1984, 20:00 local (May 30, 1984, 01:00 UTC)
- Place: Goldsby, OK
- Coordinates: 35.109218, -97.489265 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1092&lon=-97.4893&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 21353
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW84LA255
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/21353/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW84LA255

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- In flight collision with terrain/water, landing - flare/touchdown
  - terrain condition - crop (contributing factor)
  - performance data - selected, pilot in command (cause)
  - self-induced pressure, pilot in command (contributing factor)
- Nose down, landing - flare/touchdown

## 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 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMERICAN AEROLIGHTS EAGLE 2
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number: 400155
- Engines: 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.

- Pilot; age 41; 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)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19840529071689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840529071689A), May 29, 1984: Amtral EAGLE2, Goldsby, OK, Substantial damage. Pilot attempted precautionary landing to investigate crash of another aircraft. Airplane nosed over in vegetation.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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