- Date
- May 31, 1985, 10:50 local (15:50 UTC)
- Place
- Mcpherson, KS
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N8810BEagle DW1-0062
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850531022109A
- Case key
- 33954
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
During a go-around attempt the plt who was landing at the harrison airport encountered turbulent wind condition. The plt stated the acft stalled and dropped into a field off the side of the rwy. Strong wind conditions were forecast fro the area of landing.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8810B
- Reported as
- Eagle DW1-0062
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 0062-82
- Airframe hours
- 100
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-540 M1B5D, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Operator
- Jerry Driskill
- Registered owner
- Clyde J. Priskill
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · April 1, 1985 · 81 hours before
- Departed
- MPR · Mcpherson, KS
- Airport
- MPR · Mcpherson
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
- 46
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 6,969 total · 85 in this make and model · 6,500 as pilot in command · 65 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 330° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 90 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.