ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 367110
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| Date: | Saturday 21 April 1990 |
| Time: | 21:40 LT |
| Type: |  Enstrom F-28A |
| Owner/operator: | Salaika, Tim |
| Registration: | N287Q |
| MSN: | 303 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1975 |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING HIO-360 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Danbury, TX -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | (NONE) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PILOT MADE A NIGHT LANDING TO THE OPERATOR'S PRIVATE STRIP AND WAS INSTRUCTED TO TAXI TO THE HELIPAD. INSTEAD, HE TOOK OFF AGAIN AND EXECUTED AN APPROACH TO A CONFINED AREA ADJACENT TO THE STRIP. THE PILOT THEN DISREGARDED THE OPERATOR'S RADIO INSTRUCTIONS TO LEAVE THE AIRCRAFT THERE AND PROCEEDED TO TAKE OFF AND EXECUTE TWO MORE APPROACHES TO THE AREA. ON THE THIRD APPROACH, THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK POWER LINES THAT WERE STRUNG THROUGHOUT THE AREA AND CRASHED. THE PILOT OFFERED NO EXPLANATION FOR HIS BEHAVIOR OR DISREGARD OF THE OPERATOR'S INSTRUCTIONS.
Probable Cause: PILOT IN COMMAND'S FAILURE TO SEE AND AVOID WIRES DURING THE FINAL STAGE OF AN APPROACH TO A CONFINED AREA. A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE PILOT'S DISREGARD OF THE OPERATOR'S INSTRUCTIONS AFTER HE LANDED THE FIRST TIME.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB FTW90LA099
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 26 July 2013 | N287Q | Salaika Aviation LLC | 0 | Danbury, Texas | |
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| 22-Mar-2024 07:35 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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