- Date
- May 5, 1984, 15:00 local (20:00 UTC)
- Place
- Millard, NE
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- UNREGAmerican Aerolights Eagle XL
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Case key
- 33566
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The plt of the ultralight vehicle was flying as #2 in a flt of 2. The plt of the lead acft stated that they observed rain showers south of Millard & elected to return to the arpt ahead of the precipitation. After arriving, they landed on a 40 ft wide taxiway beside rwy 12. There were hangar structures aprx 100 ft to the right of the taxiway. The lead plt said that he encountered turbulence on short final apch & during the flare. The # 2 plt landed in trail. During #2'S landing, the right wing contacted the taxiway, then the vehicle turned right to aprx 200 deg. The #2 plt initiated a go-around, but the vehicle collided with a hangar at an elevation of about 10 ft AGL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- UNREG
- Reported as
- American Aerolights Eagle XL
- Category
- Ultralight, amateur-built
- Engine
- Cuyuna 430, 35 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 103
- Registered owner
- Howard Rannels
- Departed
- MLE · Millard, NE
- Airport
- MLE · Millard, runway 12, 3,800 × 75 ft, concrete
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 41
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Unknown
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 100 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 140° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 10,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 64 °F, dew point 46 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- OMA, 13 nm away