- Date
- October 5, 1987, 22:30 local (Oct 6, 1987, 03:30 UTC)
- Place
- Wamego, KS
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N8786VBellanca 17-31ATC
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed · report May 16, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19871005058789A
- Case key
- 34509
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
During a night ldg the plt aligned the acft with the white tops of a fence that was parallel to the runway. Not all of the rwy lights were illuminated. Both wings and the lower fuselage were substantially damaged during the lndg on the fence.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8786V
- Reported as
- Bellanca 17-31ATC
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 31013
- Airframe hours
- 2,100
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-540-K1E5, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Registered owner
- J. Warren Hildreth
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · March 19, 1987
- Departed
- GBD · Great Bend, KS
- Destination
- 69K · Wamego, KS
- Airport
- 69K · Wamego, runway 35, 2,950 × 30 ft, dirt
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
- 43
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,200 total · 600 in this make and model · 1,200 as pilot in command · 20 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 340° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 57 °F, dew point 28 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- MHK, 20 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.