ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 355565
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| Date: | Saturday 12 July 1997 |
| Time: | 18:15 LT |
| Type: |  WACO UPF-7 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N30136 |
| MSN: | 5533 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1980 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3889 hours |
| Engine model: | P&W R-985-14B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Springfield, IL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | (KSPI) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot said that he was performing an airshow routine with another airplane. He had just come across the top of a '1/2 cuban eight' maneuver, and visually located the other airplane, as he was maneuvering for an opposing pass. He stated, 'Descending back to show center, I lost sight of the other airplane due to my top wing being in my line of sight.' The pilot visually searched for the other airplane. He said, 'Due to the time of day, haze and color of the other airplane, I didn't pick him up. At one instant, something caught my eye. I glanced up, and the next instant, touched down on a slight descent at about 160 miles per hour. The long rigid [landing] gear collapsed easily. I pulled the airplane back into the air, made a slight right turn to line up on runway 13 and landed.' Examination of the airplane revealed no anomalies.
Probable Cause: failure of the pilot to maintain safe altitude/clearance from the terrain. Factors relating to this accident were: the hazy weather condition, the resultant difficulty in keeping the other airplane in sight, and the pilot's diverted attention, while looking for the other airplane during the airshow routine.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CHI97LA211
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 3 October 1982 | N30136 | Private | 0 | Albuquerque, NM | |
sub |
| 12 March 2011 | N30136 | Private | 0 | Brownsville, Texas | |
sub |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Mar-2024 13:20 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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