ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 292609
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| Date: | Wednesday 22 February 2006 |
| Time: | 16:00 LT |
| Type: | Pitts Special |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N55MW |
| MSN: | MW-1 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1063 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming AEIO-360-B4A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Fulton, Missouri -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Fulton-Elton Hensley Memorial Airport, MO (KFTT) |
| (73MU) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The experimental amatuer-built airplane impacted terrain during a visual approach to landing on an 1,800 foot long turf runway at a private airstrip. The pilot stated that due to trees at the approach end of the runway, a steeper than normal glide path is required. He said that during the approach, he could not slip the airplane to gain forward visibility because it was too slow and steep. The airplane impacted an embankment at the approach end of the runway during landing and nosed over.
Probable Cause: The altitude/clearance not obtained/maintained during landing by the pilot. Contributing factors were the trees, the embankment, the runway length, and the reduced visual lookout during the approach.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CHI06LA085
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Oct-2022 06:49 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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