ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 166078
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| Date: | Friday 21 March 2014 |
| Time: | 14:00 |
| Type: |  Quad City Challenger II |
| Owner/operator: | private |
| Registration: | N284DS |
| MSN: | CH2-0911-LSS-L65-0 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2013 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 11 hours |
| Engine model: | Rotex 582 DCDI |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Airfield in Crockett, Texas -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Crockett, TX |
| Crockett, TX | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot said that as he made his approach, the airplane contacted the top strand of a wire and the right wing clipped a brush pile, resulting in a hard landing. He said the wind was gusty at the time. Both wings were punctured by tree branches and the lift struts and braces were buckled. The nose and left main landing gears had collapsed, buckling the fuselage. There was also a fabric tear in the vertical stabilizer. No pre-accident mechanical malfunctions or failures were reported by the pilot.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane, resulting in a hard landing.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
FAA register: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=284DS
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-May-2014 22:01 | Geno | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:28 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 29-Nov-2017 13:47 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Cn, Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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