- Date
- July 22, 1990, 16:00 local (21:00 UTC)
- Place
- Youngsville, LA
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N5984de Havilland DH-82A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report October 2, 1992
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19900722028219A
- Case key
- 22989
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Probable cause
The pilot's failure to touch down at the proper point on the landing surface. A contributing factor was the late initiation of the aborted landing.
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.
Analysis
The antique airplane took off to the south, flew for 15 minutes, and came in to land on the same runway. With a 3 mph tailwind, it touched down 2/3 to 3/4 down the runway. It rolled a short distance, then with full power applied, it lifted off and climbed to approximately 40 feet AGL, and with the nose high, but not climbing, it impacted a power pole and power lines. One witness said it was burning before it hit the ground. As it hit the terraain, on a road, it was hit by an automobile. The airplane burned. The automobile was backed away and suffered minor damage.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5984
- Reported as
- de Havilland DH-82A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- NM-193-12
- Engine
- Bristol IF, 122 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Edward G Martin
- Registered owner
- Martin Gmc Trucks, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Experimental (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · June 1, 1990 · 5 hours before
- Departed
- 33LA
- Airport
- 33LA · Sky Ranch, runway 18, 2,600 × 100 ft, grass/turf
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
- 60
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Rear
- Flight hours
- 5,495 total · 160 in this make and model · 5,495 as pilot in command · 67 in the last 90 days · 25 in the last 30 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 60° at 4 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 84 °F, dew point 77 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- LFT, 9 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.