14 CFR Part 91: General Aviation
Accident occurred Thursday, May 31, 2012 in Hutchinson, MN
Probable Cause Approval Date: 07/29/2013
Aircraft: Walters RV-8, registration: N808WW
Injuries: 1 Serious,1 Minor.
NTSB investigators may not have traveled in support of this investigation and used data provided by various sources to prepare this aircraft accident report.
The pilot was landing the airplane with excessive speed. The airplane touched down 2,200 feet down the 4,000-foot-long runway. When the tailwheel touched down, the airplane began to veer off of the runway. The pilot stated that the tailwheel became "squirrelly." The pilot added engine power while attempting to return to the runway surface. He then pitched the airplane's nose up to avoid an airport lighting aid at a speed that was too low to maintain flight. The airplane settled back to the ground and impacted the terrain. Postaccident examination of the tailwheel and flight controls revealed no anomalies that would have precluded normal operation.
The National Transportation Safety Board determines the probable cause(s) of this accident to be:
The pilot's failure to maintain proper airspeed during the landing attempt, his failure to maintain directional control, and his delayed attempted aborted landing at an airspeed that was too low, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.
On May 31, 2012, at 1550 central daylight time, a Walters RV-8, N808WW, departed runway 33 and impacted terrain during an aborted landing at Hutchinson Municipal Airport-Butler Field (HCD), Hutchinson, Minnesota. The private pilot sustained serious injuries and the passenger sustained minor injuries. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the fuselage and the wing. The airplane was registered to and operated by the pilot under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 as a personal flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The flight was destined for HCD.
The pilot stated that the final approach to landing was normal and maybe a "little fast," at an airspeed of about 80 knots. He said that he maintained flight over the runway to bleed off speed. When the main landing gear touched, the airplane rolled out down the runway. He said that the tail "got squirrelly" when it touched down during the rollout. The airplane veered off the right side of the runway and he tried to return the airplane back to the runway. He added full engine power while attempting to return to the runway and noticed a bank of lights ahead. He "jerked" the control stick back in an attempt to get the airplane to fly. The airplane lifted off at a high pitch attitude, and as it was airborne, he tried three times to move the control stick forward. During the third control input on the control stick, the wing stalled and dipped. The airplane impacted the ground at a "very low" pitch attitude, cartwheeled, and came to rest on the landing gear.
According to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), the airplane touched down about 2,200 feet down runway 33 (4,000 feet by 75 feet, asphalt). The airplane veered off about 3,100 feet down runway 33. Examination of the tailwheel revealed no anomalies that would have precluded normal operation. Examination of the flight controls confirmed flight control continuity.
Jorge Sosa
Emergency personnel looked over the crash site at Hutchinson Airport on Thursday afternoon
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HUTCHINSON, Minn. (WCCO/AP) — A single-engine homebuilt airplane with two people aboard has crashed at the Hutchinson Municipal Airport, but police say no one was killed.
The crash was reported around 3:45 p.m. Thursday at Butler Field. At that time, authorities received the report of an airplane that appeared to be going down and smoke coming from the apparent crash site.
When emergency responders arrived, they found a damaged airplane with two occupants outside of it being cared for by employees of Life Link, who are stationed at the airport.
The occupants have been identified as David Wayne Walters of Oregon and Jean Louise Galloway of North Carolina. Both were conscious and alert before being taken to Hutchinson Health Care by ambulance with non-life threatening injuries.
It was not immediately known if the plane was landing or taking off.
The FAA and Hutchinson police will investigate the crash.
Hutchinson is about 45 miles west of Minneapolis.
When emergency responders arrived, they found a damaged airplane with two occupants outside of it being cared for by employees of Life Link, who are stationed at the airport.
The occupants have been identified as David Wayne Walters of Oregon and Jean Louise Galloway of North Carolina. Both were conscious and alert before being taken to Hutchinson Health Care by ambulance with non-life threatening injuries.
It was not immediately known if the plane was landing or taking off.
The FAA and Hutchinson police will investigate the crash.
Hutchinson is about 45 miles west of Minneapolis.
ST. PAUL, Minn. — Two people involved in a late afternoon plane crash suffered non-life threatening injuries.
Hutchinson Police Services said in a
statement the small plane went down around 3:45 p.m. at Hutchinson
Municipal airport. Police identified the two occupants as David Walters
of Oregon and Jean Galloway of North Carolina.
By the time the police arrived, both
were out of the plane, conscious and being tended to by the Life Link
crew stationed at the airport.
The FAA's Great Lakes Region
spokesman, Tony Molinaro, said the two-passenger plane is home-built.
FAA records show it's registered to Don Walters from Covington, Ga.
HUTCHINSON, Minn. (AP) — A single-engine homebuilt airplane with two people on board has crashed at the Hutchinson Municipal Airport, but police say no one was killed.
Hutchinson Police Lt. Tom Gifferson says the crash was reported around 3:45 p.m. Thursday at Butler Field.
Gifferson says there were no fatalities. The Federal Aviation Administration does not know the conditions of the two people aboard.
It was not immediately known if the plane was landing or taking off.
The FAA and Hutchinson police will investigate the crash.
Hutchinson is about 45 miles west of Minneapolis.
Gifferson says there were no fatalities. The Federal Aviation Administration does not know the conditions of the two people aboard.
It was not immediately known if the plane was landing or taking off.
The FAA and Hutchinson police will investigate the crash.
Hutchinson is about 45 miles west of Minneapolis.
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