ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 362804
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| Date: | Wednesday 7 October 1992 |
| Time: | 17:30 LT |
| Type: | Franklin-sullivan Technologies FS 1 |
| Owner/operator: | Franklin Sullivan Technologies |
| Registration: | N4246R |
| MSN: | 1 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 11 hours |
| Engine model: | ROTAX 503 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Littletown, PA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PILOT WAS CONDUCTING AN EXPERIMENTAL FLIGHT TEST WHICH CALLED FOR AN UNPOWERED DESCENT. THE APPROACH WAS INITIATED WITH BOTH ENGINES SHUT OFF. INITIALLY THE PILOT WAS HIGH ON FINAL AND 'S' TURNED TO LOOSE ALTITUDE. DURING THE LAST 'S' TURN HE NOTICED HE WAS TOO LOW AND STRUCK A TREE JUST SHORT OF THE APPROACH END OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRPLANE CAME TO REST BEYOND THE APPROACH END OF THE RUNWAY.
Probable Cause: INADEQUATE ALTITUDE DUE TO AN IMPROPERLY PLANNED APPROACH WHICH RESULTED IN A TREE STRIKE ON FINAL APPROACH.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB NYC93LA018
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 18-Mar-2024 10:28 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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