ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 45157
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| Date: | Thursday 10 July 2003 |
| Time: | 13:10 |
| Type: |  CASA 2.111 (Heinkel He 111) |
| Owner/operator: | American Airpower Heritage Flying Museum |
| Registration: | N72615 |
| MSN: | T8-B-124 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1895 hours |
| Engine model: | Rolls-Royce Merlin 500 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Cheyenne, WY -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Executive |
| Departure airport: | Midland International Air and Space Port, TX (MAF/KMAF) |
| Missoula-Johnson-Bell Field, MT (MSO/KMSO) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
On July 10, 2003, approximately 1310 mountain daylight time, N72615, a CASA 2.111, registered to and operated by the American Airpower Heritage Fly Museum, was destroyed when it collided with a building 2 miles southeast of the Cheyenne Municipal Airport, Cheyenne, Wyoming. The airline transport certificated pilot and copilot were fatally injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan had been filed for the cross-country flight being conducted under Title 14 CFR Part 91. The flight originated at Midland, Texas, approximately 1030, and was en route to Missoula, Montana, for an air show.
The airplane was en route to an air show and was making a refueling stop. The tower controller cleared the pilot to land. The airplane was observed on a 3-mile straight-in final approach when it began a left turn. The controller asked the pilot what his intentions were. The pilot replied, "We just lost our left engine." The pilot then reported that he wasn't going to make it to the airport. Witnesses observed the airplane flying "low to the ground and under-speed for [a] good 4 minutes." The right propeller was turning, but the left propeller was not turning. There was no fire or smoke coming from the left engine. The pilot was "obviously trying to pull up." The airplane "dipped hard left," then struck the ground left wing first. It slid through a chain link fence, struck a parked automobile, and collided with a school bus wash barn. The ensuing fire destroyed the airplane, parked car, and wash barn. Disassembly and examination of both engines disclosed no anomalies that would have been causal or contributory to the accident. According to the Airplane Flight Manual, "Maximum power will probably be required to maintain flight with one engine inoperative. Maximum power at slow air speed may cause loss of directional control."
Probable Cause: A loss of engine power for reasons undetermined, and the pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control. Contributing factors were the unsuitable terrain on which to make a forced landing, low airspeed, the fence, automobile, and the school bus wash barn.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=20030714X01087&key=1
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Oct-2008 00:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 29-May-2010 01:12 | angels one five | Updated [Location, Nature, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 30-Nov-2015 18:25 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Source] |
| 12-Apr-2016 20:21 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Location] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:24 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 08-Dec-2017 18:53 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Nature, Source, Narrative] |
| 17-Nov-2022 09:57 | Anon. | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Category] |
| 17-Nov-2022 09:58 | harro | Updated [Category] |
| 17-Nov-2022 09:59 | harro | Updated [Category] |
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