Additional Participating Entity:
Federal Aviation Administration / Flight Standards District Office; Latham, New York
Aviation Accident Preliminary Report - National Transportation Safety Board: https://app.ntsb.gov/pdf
http://registry.faa.gov/N47DV
Accident Number: ERA18LA155
Date & Time: 05/26/2018, 1230 EDT
Registration: N47DV
Aircraft: DEVRIES WM H KITFOX SPORT
Injuries: 2 None
Flight Conducted Under: Part 91: General Aviation - Personal
On May 26, 2018, about 1230 eastern daylight time, an experimental, amateur-built Kitfox Sport, N47DV, was substantially damaged during a forced landing near Taghkanic, New York. The private pilot and passenger were not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed. The personal flight was conducted under the provisions of Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91. The flight originated from Hudson Valley Regional Airport (POU), Poughkeepsie, New York, at 1215.
The pilot reported that he was en route to his home airport when the airplane experienced a total loss of engine power during cruise flight. He saw a cow pasture and selected it as an emergency landing area. During the landing roll, the landing gear separated from the fuselage. The airplane "spun 180 degrees" before coming to a stop, at which time the pilot and passenger exited the airplane.
Examination of the airplane by a Federal Aviation Administration inspector revealed that the fuselage and wings were buckled. The airplane was recovered from the accident site and retained for further examination.
Aircraft and Owner/Operator Information
Aircraft Manufacturer: DEVRIES WM H
Registration: N47DV
Model/Series: KITFOX SPORT NO SERIES
Aircraft Category: Airplane
Amateur Built: Yes
Operator: On file
Operating Certificate(s) Held: None
Meteorological Information and Flight Plan
Conditions at Accident Site: Visual Conditions
Condition of Light: Day
Observation Facility, Elevation: PSF, 149 ft msl
Observation Time: 1252 EDT
Distance from Accident Site: 28 Nautical Miles
Temperature/Dew Point: 32°C / 11°C
Lowest Cloud Condition: Clear
Wind Speed/Gusts, Direction: 13 knots, 270°
Lowest Ceiling: None
Visibility: 10 Miles
Altimeter Setting: 29.59 inches Hg
Type of Flight Plan Filed: None
Departure Point: POUGHKEEPSIE, NY (POU)
Destination: BARRINGTON, MA (GBR)
Wreckage and Impact Information
Crew Injuries: 1 None
Aircraft Damage: Substantial
Passenger Injuries: 1 None
Aircraft Fire: None
Ground Injuries: N/A
Aircraft Explosion: None
Total Injuries: 2 None
Latitude, Longitude: 42.155000, -73.672222 (est)
TAGHKANIC — Two people were uninjured when their single-engine airplane crashed Saturday afternoon in Columbia County, the sheriff's office said Tuesday.
The aircraft crashed at 4:42 p.m. into a grassy farm field on Koeppe Road in Taghkanic, the sheriff's office said.
The pilot radioed authorities at about 12:30 p.m. to report his engine was stalling and would not restart, so he was planning an emergency landing. When the aircraft touched down, the uneven ground ripped off the landing gear and the plane spun 180 degrees, deputies said.
The single-engine prop and belly of the two-passenger airplane were also damaged.
The pilot — 54-year-old Roger Tryon of Monterey, Mass. — and his passenger — 53-year-old Steve Snyder of Monterey, Mass. — were not injured.
The pilot — 54-year-old Roger Tryon of Monterey, Mass. — and his passenger — 53-year-old Steve Snyder of Monterey, Mass. — were not injured.
Tryon was flying from Dutchess County Airport to the Great Barrington Massachusetts Airport when he was forced to land, deputies said. The investigation has been turned over to the Federal Aviation Administration.
Original article ➤ https://www.timesunion.com
Roger Tryon, 54, and Steve Snyder, 53, both of Monterey, Massachusetts, were inside a single-engine airplane when the engine stalled at about 12:30 p.m. and the pilot, Tryon, had to make an emergency landing in a grassy field off of Koeppe Road, according to a statement from the Columbia County Sheriff’s Office.
The men were on their way from the Hudson Valley Regional Airport in Wappingers Falls to the Great Barrington Airport in Great Barrington, Massachusetts, when the plane started to sputter, according to police.
Tryon told deputies his engine stalled and it would not restart, according to police. As the plane dived toward the ground, it lost its landing gear, including its wheels, which caused the plane to make what’s considered a “pancake landing,” police said.
The left wing of the plane struck the ground, spinning the plane 180 degrees. The plane’s engine and belly were damaged as a result of the quick landing, but Tryon and Snyder were unharmed, according to police.
The sheriff’s office turned over the investigation to the Federal Aviation Administration.
No comments:
Post a Comment