Accident Aeronca 15AC N1282H, Sunday 13 August 2000

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Date:	Sunday 13 August 2000
Time:	20:00 LT
Type:	Aeronca 15AC
Owner/operator:	Private
Registration:	N1282H
MSN:	298
Total airframe hrs:	2926 hours
Engine model:	Continental C-145-2
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Substantial
Category:	Accident
Location:	Pettigrew, AR - United States of America
Phase:	Landing
Nature:	Private
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Investigating agency:	NTSB
Confidence Rating:	Accident investigation report completed and information captured

Narrative:
There were some cows on the pilot's private airstrip, and he made several passes to clear the cows. The cows moved to the west end of the east/west airstrip, and he initiated a "normal" approach to the east. As he flew over the cows, he thought he had cleared the cows; however, one of the cows had moved, and the main landing gear struck and killed it. The airplane came to rest inverted about 30 feet beyond the cow.

Probable Cause: the pilot's failure to maintain obstacle clearance during landing.

Accident investigation: