ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 45290
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| Date: | Thursday 20 February 2003 |
| Time: | 12:23 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-22-150 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N24MF |
| MSN: | 22-3554 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1955 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2355 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-360 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Garryowen, MT -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Hardin, MT (F02) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot and passenger departed on a coyote predation flight in the Piper PA-22-150. After shooting one coyote the pilot observed a second coyote approximately 400 yards in front of the aircraft. The pilot made a low altitude pass in a right slip at this second coyote during which the passenger shot and missed, and the coyote dodged to the left. The passenger reported expecting the pilot to turn left, but the aircraft turned right and then impacted the ground. A Garmin GPSMAP295 unit on board at the time of the accident provided latitude, longitude, time and elevation data from the time of takeoff up until the accident. The data showed the aircraft engaging in frequent low altitude turning maneuvers for several minutes before the last recorded target. Post-crash examination revealed extensive damage to the right wing and separation of the right wing from the fuselage. Damage to the left wing was confined to the leading edge outboard section. A moderate upward crush angle from the firewall to the propeller placed the aircraft in a nose low, right wing down attitude upon ground impact. An FAA inspector on site found no evidence of mechanical or powerplant malfunction. Both occupants survived the crash however the pilot expired four days later due to injuries.
Probable Cause: The pilot in command's allowing the aircraft to inadvertently enter into a stall condition at low altitude while maneuvering. A contributing factor was the pilot's intentional low altitude maneuvering.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=20030303X00275&key=1
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Oct-2008 00:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:24 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 08-Dec-2017 18:04 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Nature, Source, Narrative] |
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