ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 385711
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| Date: | Sunday 24 June 2001 |
| Time: | 12:00 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-12 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N7850H |
| MSN: | 12-750 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3000 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Eagle, CO -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Boulder, CO (1V5) |
| Boulder, CO (1V5) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot was practicing off runway landings in the tundra at approximately 11,000 feet. He selected a landing area, made a few passes to inspect the site, and decided to land uphill. On short final, he "realized that my sink rate was higher than I was comfortable with, and my groundspeed was too high." He applied full power, but contacted the ground while the airplane was in a crab. Both main landing gear were broken off, and the wings were bent. The pilot said that after he exited the airplane, he noted that he had landed with a 20 knot quartering tailwind. He also stated that the ambient air temperature at the crash site was 60 degrees Fahrenheit. The calculated density altitude was 13,418 feet.
Probable Cause: the pilot's inadequate wind evaluation, and his inadequate planning/decision to land with a tailwind, at a density altitude of 13,418 feet. Contributing factors were the tailwind and the high density altitude weather condition.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB DEN01LA117
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 21 June 1992 | N7850H | Stephen And Gwen Mathis | 0 | Kantishna, AK | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 05-Apr-2024 07:04 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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