Conover's STEEN SKYBOLT N200FC

Summary

On 5 September 1985 at about 17:40 local time, a Conover's STEEN SKYBOLT registered N200FC was involved in an accident near Strasburg, Colorado, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

5 September 1985 at 17:40

Classification

Accident

Location

Strasburg, Colorado, United States

Nearest airport

Commanche Livestock (59CO)

Coordinates

39.7302, -104.2995

Aircraft

Conover's STEEN SKYBOLT

Registration

N200FC

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

DEN85FTE09

1 person had minor injuries.

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 ACFT WAS OBSERVED DURING LANDING BY A WITNESS WHO SAID THAT THE ACFT BOUNCED ONCE BEFORE NOSING OVER TO AN INVERTED POSITION ON THE RT SIDE OF THE RWY. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE RT LANDING GEAR WAS WRAPPED TIGHT WITH WEEDS THAT BORDERED THE SIDE. THESE WEEDS WERE 3 TO 4 FT HIGH. THE PLT STATED THAT HE THOUGHT HE WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE RWY BUT DUE TO RESTRICTED FOWARD VISIBILITY DURING THE FLARE HE MUST HAVE DRIFTED TO THE RT ENOUGH TO CONTACT THE WEEDS WITH THE LANDING GEAR.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.