ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 148258
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| Date: | Friday 31 August 2012 |
| Time: | 16:30 |
| Type: |  Progressive Aerodyne SeaRey |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N346PE |
| MSN: | 1DK425C |
| Year of manufacture: | 2008 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 258 hours |
| Engine model: | Rotax 912ULS |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | San Juan Island, two miles west of Friday Harbor -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Eastsound, WA (ORS) |
| Friday Harbor, WA (None) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot was landing to the south at a private airstrip. The owner of the airstrip observed the airplane on short final when it struck transmission wires that ran perpendicular to and north of the airstrip. The airplane nosed over and impacted terrain. Postimpact examination of the airplane revealed wire strike marks on the left main landing gear and the keel of the fuselage. No preimpact mechanical discrepancies were found with the airplane’s airframe or engine that would have prevented normal operation. The airstrip owner stated that he was unaware of the pilot’s impending visit. He said that he tells all visiting pilots to land to the north so as to land uphill and avoid the transmission wires. The airstrip owner also reported that he talked to a pilot who spoke to the accident pilot before he departed on the accident flight and who informed him of the presence of wires at the north end of the airstrip.
Probable Cause: The pilot’s inadequate glidepath and failure to maintain clearance from the transmission wire during a landing approach.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
FAA register: US FAA Registry information
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-Sep-2012 02:51 | gerard57 | Added |
| 01-Sep-2012 21:13 | Geno | Updated [Time, Registration, Cn, Location, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 01-Sep-2012 21:19 | Geno | Updated [Source] |
| 02-Sep-2012 01:28 | Alpine Flight | Updated [Time, Aircraft type] |
| 02-Sep-2012 01:49 | claudiog | Updated [Registration] |
| 02-Sep-2012 03:10 | Kaminkatze | Updated [Source] |
| 02-Sep-2012 21:59 | cmlynn | Updated [Cn, Operator, Source] |
| 13-Mar-2013 10:17 | Anon. | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:28 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 28-Nov-2017 13:19 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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