Berwin WASPAIR TOMCAT TOUR UNREG

Summary

On 10 August 1983 at about 13:13 local time, a Berwin WASPAIR TOMCAT TOUR registered UNREG was involved in an accident near Oconomowoc, Wisconsin, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

10 August 1983 at 13:13

Classification

Accident

Location

Oconomowoc, Wisconsin, United States

Nearest airport

None (NONE)

Coordinates

43.1001, -88.4905

Aircraft

Berwin WASPAIR TOMCAT TOUR

Registration

UNREG

Category

Ultralight

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 103: Ultralight

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI83LU007

1 person was seriously injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE ULTRALIGHT COLLIDED WITH A TREE DURING A GO-AROUND. THE ACFT ENCOUNTERED AN UPDRAFT DURING THE LANDING ATTEMPT AND THE PILOT DECIDED TO GO-AROUND. THE ACFT WAS NOT ABLE TO GAIN ALT FAST ENOUGH TO CLEAR A TREE AT THE END OF THE FIELD. THE PILOT WAS IN CONTACT WITH AN INSTRUCTOR VIA A WALKIE-TALKIE RADIO AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.