ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 297232
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| Date: | Thursday 30 May 2002 |
| Time: | 15:45 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-22-160 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N9051D |
| MSN: | 22-6191 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2061 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320-B2A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Nageezi, New Mexico -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Guymon Municipal Airport, OK (GUY/KGUY) |
| Gallup-Senator Clark Airport, NM (GUP/KGUP) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The cross-country flight departed, made one fuel stop, and was en route to its second fuel stop when the pilot deviated from the planned route due to mountainous terrain. The planned route followed an interstate highway. The pilot thought he had rejoined his planned route of flight; however, he began following the wrong interstate highway. The flight traveled 70 miles, and when the pilot did not arrive at his next planned fuel stop, he decided to execute a precautionary landing to a dirt strip due to low fuel. The airplane landed, and the right wing contacted a barbed wire fence 3/4 of the way down the airstrip. The pilot added that when he identified the fence it was too late to execute a go-around, and the dirt was too loose to stop prior to the fence.
Probable Cause: the pilot's failure to select a suitable landing site, which resulted in a collision with a fence.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB FTW02LA166
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Oct-2022 16:03 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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