ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 38395
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| Date: | Saturday 15 March 1997 |
| Time: | 15:47 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-28R-200 |
| Owner/operator: | Monarch Air |
| Registration: | N6219J |
| MSN: | 28R-7635322 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 5272 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming IO-360-C1C |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Westminster, TX -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Mckinney, TX (TX05) |
| Dallas, TX (KADS) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
During a flight maneuver to videotape a passenger's residence, the pilot flew the airplane at 4 to 5 feet AGL over a road. The airplane struck a transmission line (23' 3' AGL) that crossed the road tearing off the outboard right wing and the upper rudder. The vertical height from the bottom of the fuselage to the top of the vertical stabilizer and rudder measured 5'5'. The upper portion of the rudder, entangled with the transmission line, and 8' 9' of the outboard right wing were found on the road. The pilot reported that the control yoke would not go aft of neutral and the airplane descended with full throttle, suddenly rolling right and impacting the terrain inverted. The videotape shows the airplane in the flight maneuver, and throughout the flight the sound of engine power is audible and there are no visible discrepancies noted with the flight controls. During examination of the airplane, flight control continuity was confirmed and there were no preimpact discrepancies noted. From October 1993 through August 1995 the pilot logged 10.5 hrs in a PA-28R-200 airplane. Since August 1995, the pilot logged 10.0 hrs (including a flight review) in a PA-28-161 airplane.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance during an intentional low altitude maneuver. A factor was the transmission line.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB FTW97FA122
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:23 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 08-Apr-2024 16:35 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Accident report] |
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