Location: Elizabeth, CO Accident Number: GAA19CA208 Date & Time: 04/15/2019, 1300 MDT Registration: N5622D Aircraft: AIRFRAMES UNLIMITED OUTLAW Aircraft Damage: Substantial Defining Event: Loss of lift Injuries: 1 Serious Flight Conducted Under: Part 91: General Aviation - Personal The powered parachute pilot reported that, during takeoff from a hayfield, the wind was from the southwest at 6 mph and he departed to the southwest. He added that, once airborne, the climb rate was "slower than normal" and he began a 180° left turn. On the "downwind", the climb rate reduced to "zero" and the powered parachute started descending. He realized he did not have enough altitude to complete the 180° turn. The powered parachute impacted the top rail of a fence, he shut the magnetos off, and after impacting a second fence impacted the ground. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the powered parachute that would have precluded normal operation. The automated weather observation station located about 16 miles northwest of the accident reported that, about 7 minutes before the accident, the wind was from 020° at 9 knots. The pilot reported that the wind was from 245° at 6 knots and the density altitude was "6,800+" ft. Pilot Information Certificate: Airline Transport; Flight Instructor; Commercial; Flight Engineer; Sport Pilot Age: 67, Male Airplane Rating(s): Multi-engine Land; Single-engine Land Seat Occupied: Front Other Aircraft Rating(s): None Restraint Used: 3-point Instrument Rating(s): Airplane Second Pilot Present: No Instructor Rating(s): Airplane Single-engine; Instrument Airplane Toxicology Performed: No Medical Certification: Sport Pilot With Waivers/Limitations Last FAA Medical Exam: 08/01/2005 Occupational Pilot: No Last Flight Review or Equivalent: 05/25/2015 Flight Time: (Estimated) 9947 hours (Total, all aircraft), 411 hours (Total, this make and model) Aircraft and Owner/Operator Information Aircraft Make: AIRFRAMES UNLIMITED Registration: N5622D Model/Series: OUTLAW Aircraft Category: Powered Parachute Year of Manufacture: 2007 Amateur Built: No Airworthiness Certificate: Experimental Light Sport Serial Number: OL 00579 Landing Gear Type: Tricycle Seats: 2 Date/Type of Last Inspection: 03/03/2019, Condition Certified Max Gross Wt.: 500 lbs Time Since Last Inspection: Engines: 1 Reciprocating Airframe Total Time: 331 Hours as of last inspection Engine Manufacturer: Rotax ELT: Not installed Engine Model/Series: 582 Blue Head Registered Owner: On file Rated Power: 65 hp 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: KAPA, 5883 ft msl Distance from Accident Site: 16 Nautical Miles Observation Time: 1853 UTC Direction from Accident Site: 315° Lowest Cloud Condition: Few / 9000 ft agl Visibility: 10 Miles Lowest Ceiling: Broken / 23000 ft agl Visibility (RVR): Wind Speed/Gusts: 9 knots / Turbulence Type Forecast/Actual: None / None Wind Direction: 20° Turbulence Severity Forecast/Actual: N/A / N/A Altimeter Setting: Temperature/Dew Point: 21°C / -3°C Precipitation and Obscuration: No Obscuration; No Precipitation Departure Point: Elizabeth, CO Type of Flight Plan Filed: None Destination: Elizabeth, CO Type of Clearance: None Departure Time: 1300 MDT Type of Airspace: Class G Wreckage and Impact Information Crew Injuries: 1 Serious Aircraft Damage: Substantial Passenger Injuries: N/A Aircraft Fire: None Ground Injuries: N/A Aircraft Explosion: None Total Injuries: 1 Serious Latitude, Longitude: 39.385278, -104.605000 (est)
Additional Participating Entity: Federal Aviation Administration / Flight Standards District Office; Indianapolis, Indiana Aviation Accident Factual Report - National Transportation Safety Board: https://app.ntsb.gov/pdf Investigation Docket - National Transportation Safety Board: https://dms.ntsb.gov/pubdms https://registry.faa.gov/N3243 Location: Lebanon, IN Accident Number: GAA19CA215 Date & Time: 04/15/2019, 1550 EDT Registration: N3243 Aircraft: Kaminskas RTH JUNGSTER 1 Aircraft Damage: Substantial Defining Event: Loss of control on ground Injuries: 1 None Flight Conducted Under: Part 91: General Aviation - Personal The pilot in the tailwheel-equipped airplane reported that about 30 minutes into the flight, the oil pressure gauge needle entered the yellow (caution) arc. The pilot made a precautionary landing at the nearest airport. However, he decided to land on the grass on the right side of the asphalt runway. Before landing, he overflew the grass surface to evaluate the surface condition, and he performed a touch-and-go to further assess the surface condition. The third approach and the landing were normal, but during the landing roll, the main landing gear wheels encountered, "a soft patch of muddy soil," and the airplane nosed over. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the empennage. The pilot reported that the only mechanical malfunction that occurred, was specific to the oil pressure gauge. Pilot Information Certificate: Airline Transport; Flight Instructor; Commercial; Flight Engineer Age: 55, Male Airplane Rating(s): Multi-engine Land; Single-engine Land; Single-engine Sea Seat Occupied: Single Other Aircraft Rating(s): None Restraint Used: Instrument Rating(s): Airplane Second Pilot Present: No Instructor Rating(s): Airplane Multi-engine; Airplane Single-engine; Instrument Airplane Toxicology Performed: No Medical Certification: Class 1 Waiver Time Limited Special Last FAA Medical Exam: 11/30/2018 Occupational Pilot: Yes Last Flight Review or Equivalent: 06/01/2018 Flight Time: (Estimated) 35000 hours (Total, all aircraft), 2 hours (Total, this make and model), 30000 hours (Pilot In Command, all aircraft), 250 hours (Last 90 days, all aircraft), 80 hours (Last 30 days, all aircraft), 2 hours (Last 24 hours, all aircraft) Aircraft and Owner/Operator Information Aircraft Make: Kaminskas Registration: N3243 Model/Series: RTH JUNGSTER 1 I Aircraft Category: Airplane Year of Manufacture: 1972 Amateur Built:Yes Airworthiness Certificate: Experimental Serial Number: 3 Landing Gear Type: Tailwheel Seats: 1 Date/Type of Last Inspection: Condition Certified Max Gross Wt.: Time Since Last Inspection: Engines: 1 Reciprocating Airframe Total Time: Engine Manufacturer: Lycoming ELT: Not installed Engine Model/Series: O-235 Registered Owner: On file Rated Power: 115 hp 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: KTYQ, 922 ft msl Distance from Accident Site: 9 Nautical Miles Observation Time: Direction from Accident Site: 81° Lowest Cloud Condition: Visibility: 6 Miles Lowest Ceiling: Visibility (RVR): Wind Speed/Gusts: 5 knots / 10 knots Turbulence Type Forecast/Actual: Wind Direction: 300° Turbulence Severity Forecast/Actual: Altimeter Setting: Temperature/Dew Point: 13°C Precipitation and Obscuration: Departure Point: Bloomington, IN (BMG) Type of Flight Plan Filed: None Destination: Elkhart, IN (3C1) Type of Clearance: VFR Departure Time: 1530 EDT Type of Airspace: Class G Airport Information Airport: Boone County (6I4) Runway Surface Type: Dirt; Grass/turf Airport Elevation: 959 ft Runway Surface Condition: Standing Water; Wet Runway Used: 36 IFR Approach: None Runway Length/Width: 3600 ft / 30 ft VFR Approach/Landing: Precautionary Landing; Traffic Pattern Wreckage and Impact Information Crew Injuries: 1 None Aircraft Damage: Substantial Passenger Injuries:N/A Aircraft Fire: None Ground Injuries: N/A Aircraft Explosion: None Total Injuries: 1 None Latitude, Longitude: 40.007222, -86.440556 (est)
LEBANON, Indiana (WISH) -- A small plane crashed Monday in Lebanon, leaving the pilot with injuries not believed to be life-threatening. A single-engine plane landing on a grass strip at the Boone County Airport, 1600 E 250 S, crashed around 4 p.m., Sgt. Ben Phelps with Lebanon Police Department confirmed. After the wheels of the Kaminskas Jungster I experimental homebuilt aircraft touched down, the aircraft flipped over and landed upside down. The pilot, 55-year-old James Petko, of Mishawaka, was the sole occupant, and was able to get himself out of the plane before authorities arrived. He was taken to an Indianapolis hospital with minor injuries, according to police. Story and video ➤ https://www.wishtv.com
Additional Participating Entity: Federal Aviation Administration / Flight Standards District Office; Wichita, Kansas Aviation Accident Factual Report - National Transportation Safety Board: https://app.ntsb.gov/pdf Investigation Docket - National Transportation Safety Board: https://dms.ntsb.gov/pubdms
https://registry.faa.gov/N55275 Location: Hutchinson, KS Accident Number: GAA19CA206 Date & Time: 04/15/2019, 1335 CDT Registration: N55275 Aircraft: Piper PA28R Aircraft Damage: Substantial Defining Event: Landing gear not configured Injuries: 3 None Flight Conducted Under: Part 91: General Aviation - Personal The pilot in the retractable landing gear-equipped airplane reported that during a straight-in approach, the airplane's approach angle was too high. He recalled that he was distracted by an increase in aircraft operating in the area, and that he forgot to extend the airplane's landing gear. The airplane landed with the landing gear retracted and slid off the right side of the runway before it came to rest. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the lower fuselage. The pilot reported that there were no mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. Pilot Information Certificate: Private Age: 52, Male Airplane Rating(s): Single-engine Land Seat Occupied: Left Other Aircraft Rating(s): None Restraint Used: Instrument Rating(s): None Second Pilot Present:No Instructor Rating(s): None Toxicology Performed: No Medical Certification: Class 3 With Waivers/Limitations Last FAA Medical Exam: 04/24/2019 Occupational Pilot: No Last Flight Review or Equivalent: 05/11/2018 Flight Time: (Estimated) 160 hours (Total, all aircraft), 35 hours (Total, this make and model), 103 hours (Pilot In Command, all aircraft), 42 hours (Last 90 days, all aircraft), 16 hours (Last 30 days, all aircraft) Aircraft and Owner/Operator Information Aircraft Make: Piper Registration: N55275 Model/Series: PA28R 200 Aircraft Category: Airplane Year of Manufacture: 1973 Amateur Built: No Airworthiness Certificate: Normal Serial Number: 28R-7335209 Landing Gear Type: Retractable - Tricycle Seats: 4 Date/Type of Last Inspection: 03/01/2019, Annual Certified Max Gross Wt.: 2600 lbs Time Since Last Inspection: Engines: 1 Reciprocating Airframe Total Time: 2324 Hours Engine Manufacturer: Lycoming ELT: C91 installed, not activated Engine Model/Series: IO-360-C1C Registered Owner: On file Rated Power:200 hp 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: KHUT, 1542 ft msl Distance from Accident Site: 0 Nautical Miles Observation Time: Direction from Accident Site: 197° Lowest Cloud Condition: Visibility: 10 Miles Lowest Ceiling: Visibility (RVR): Wind Speed/Gusts: 15 knots / Turbulence Type Forecast/Actual: Wind Direction: 190° Turbulence Severity Forecast/Actual: Altimeter Setting: 30.07 inches Hg Temperature/Dew Point: 22°C Precipitation and Obscuration: Departure Point: Great Bend, KS (GBD) Type of Flight Plan Filed: None Destination: Hutchinson, KS (HUT) Type of Clearance: VFR Flight Following Departure Time: 1300 CDT Type of Airspace: Class D Airport Information Airport: Hutchinson Rgnl (HUT) Runway Surface Type: Asphalt Airport Elevation: 1542 ft Runway Surface Condition: Dry Runway Used: 22 IFR Approach: None Runway Length/Width: 4405 ft / 100 ft VFR Approach/Landing: Full Stop; Straight-in Wreckage and Impact Information Crew Injuries: 1 None Aircraft Damage: Substantial Passenger Injuries: 2 None Aircraft Fire: None Ground Injuries: N/A Aircraft Explosion: None Total Injuries: 3 None Latitude, Longitude: 38.066111, -97.860556 (est)
Federal Aviation Administration / Flight Standards District Office; North Texas Partial gear up landing. https://registry.faa.gov/N4611E Date:15-APR-19 Time:21:55:00Z Regis#:N4611E Aircraft Make:CESSNA Aircraft Model:A185F Event Type:INCIDENT Highest Injury:NONE Aircraft Missing:No Damage:UNKNOWN Activity:UNKNOWN Flight Phase:LANDING (LDG) Operation:91 City:TYLER State:TEXAS
TYLER, Texas — A plane was forced to make an emergency landing Monday afternoon at Tyler Pounds Regional Airport after a malfunction with the plane's landing gear. According to city spokeswoman Jenny Wells, the Cessna 185 plane with two people on board was having trouble getting its landing gear down as it was going in for landing. The plane landed on Runway 4-22. Wells says the plane skid for about 100 feet when it touched down. There were no injuries. The plane itself sustained minor damage. The airport has shut down Runaway 4-22 for 12 hours as crews work to remove the plane from the runway. Wells said despite the closure of the runway, no air traffic is affected. Original article can be found here ➤ https://www.cbs19.tv
The National Transportation Safety Board did not travel to the scene of this accident. Additional Participating Entity: Federal Aviation Administration / Flight Standards District Office; Boise, Idaho Aviation Accident Preliminary Report - National Transportation Safety Board: https://app.ntsb.gov/pdf
Location: Nome, AK Accident Number: ANC19TA017 Date & Time: 04/15/2019, 0900 AKD Registration: N5163E Aircraft: Cessna A185 Injuries: 1 Serious Flight Conducted Under: Public Aircraft On April 15, 2019, about 0900 Alaska daylight time, a wheel/ski-equipped Cessna A185F airplane, N5163E, impacted mountainous terrain about 90 miles north of Nome, Alaska. The airline transport pilot, the sole occupant, sustained serious injuries and the airplane sustained substantial damage. The airplane was registered to the U.S. Department of Interior Office of Aviation Services and operated by the National Park Service (NPS) as a public aircraft operation under Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91. Day visual meteorological conditions (VMC) existed at the departure airport, and instrument meteorological conditions (IMC) prevailed at the time of the accident. A visual flight rules (VFR) company flight plan was filed and flight following procedures were in effect. The flight departed the Ralph Wien Memorial Airport (PAOT), Kotzebue, Alaska, about 0814, destined for the Nome Airport (PAOM), Nome. During an interview with the National Transportation Safety Board investigator-in-charge, the pilot stated that the purpose of the flight was to relocate from PAOT to PAOM (about 160 nm) to pick up two NPS employees for transport. The pilot reported that he had flown the route from POAT to PAOM many times and was very familiar with the terrain along the route. He recalled that the graphical weather forecast for the area was for marginal VFR, and the forecast for PAOM was 1,900 ft ceilings and 5 statute miles of visibility. While en route, he decided to perform an overflight of the Serpentine Hot Springs area, which was to the west of his anticipated flight route. While maneuvering through an area of mountains terrain, he observed deteriorating weather conditions to the south, and in the direction of his destination. He recalled that he was flying about 1,600 ft mean sea level (msl), heading to the southwest, with a ridgeline close on the right side of the airplane. The pilot stated that he was momentarily looking down at the GPS unit to check a navigation point, and when he looked up, the airplane had entered IMC. He immediately began an instrument scan and verified that the wings were level. He stated that in an attempt to turnaround and return to VMC, he initiated a right turn, momentarily forgetting that terrain was to the right, and the airplane immediately impacted snow covered terrain. During the impact sequence, the left wing separated from the fuselage. The accident site was located within the boundaries of the Bering Land Bridge National Preserve on the Seward Peninsula. A preliminary review of GPS data extracted from a Garmin GPSMAP 296 unit, revealed that about 0900 the airplane impacted a ridgeline at a GPS elevation of about 1,550 ft on a track of 300° true. The pilot recalled that he woke up inverted secure in the seat restraint harness. He carefully released the harness and egressed the wreckage. He observed heavy snow and wind (IMC) and elected to shelter inside the airplane. He was able to apply battery power to the integral satellite radio on the airplane and call the NPS dispatch center to report the accident and request rescue. The airplane was outfitted with survival equipment that the pilot used while waiting for rescue. According to the Alaska Rescue Coordination Center (AKRCC) records, a 406 MHz emergency locator transmitter (ELT) signal was received at 0904. The AKRCC coordinated a rescue mission; however, the low visibility delayed rescue until about 1800. The pilot was transported to a medical facility for treatment. The pilot reported that there were no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. The closest weather reporting facility to the accident was Deering Airport (PADE), which was about 46 miles northeast of the accident location. At 0853, an automated routine weather observation report indicated the following conditions: wind from 290° at 15 knots, sky condition overcast 1,700 ft, visibility 9 statute miles in light snow, temperature 16°F, dew point 10°F, and altimeter 29.80 inches of mercury. Aircraft and Owner/Operator Information Aircraft Make: Cessna Registration: N5163E Model/Series: A185 F Aircraft Category: Airplane Amateur Built: No Operator: United States Department Of Interior Operating Certificate(s) Held: None Meteorological Information and Flight Plan Conditions at Accident Site: Instrument Conditions Condition of Light: Day Observation Facility, Elevation: PADE, 21 ft msl Observation Time: 1653 UTC Distance from Accident Site: 46 Nautical Miles Temperature/Dew Point: -9°C / -12°C Lowest Cloud Condition: Wind Speed/Gusts, Direction: 15 knots / , 290° Lowest Ceiling: Overcast / 1700 ft agl Visibility: 9 Miles Altimeter Setting: 29.8 inches Hg Type of Flight Plan Filed: Company VFR Departure Point: Kotzebue, AK (OTZ) Destination: Nome, AK (OME) Wreckage and Impact Information Crew Injuries: 1 Serious Aircraft Damage: Substantial Passenger Injuries: N/A Aircraft Fire: None Ground Injuries: N/A Aircraft Explosion: None Total Injuries: 1 Serious Latitude, Longitude: 65.925833, -164.611389 (est)
JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — Airmen with the Alaska Air National Guard’s 210th, 211th and 212th Rescue Squadrons rescued a pilot of a Cessna 185 aircraft April 15th near Pish River in the Bering Land Bridge National Preserve after the plane crashed. According to Alaska Air National Guard Senior Master Sgt. Evan Budd, Alaska Rescue Coordination Center superintendent, they were first notified after receiving a 406 ELT alert of a possible aircraft crash. The National Park Service then requested assistance from the AK RCC to rescue the distressed pilot. According to Peter Christian, National Park Service public information officer, the pilot was able to communicate with an overhead airplane and reported he had suffered injuries and that there were no other passengers on board. He was flying from Kotzebue to Nome when the plane crashed, sustaining significant damage. A U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service pilot from Nome attempted to overfly the area later in the morning, but was turned back due to poor weather conditions. Original article can be found here ➤ https://alaska-native-news.com