Tomishin W-8 N3992A

Summary

On 4 September 1987 at about 18:35 local time, a Tomishin W-8 registered N3992A was involved in an accident near Painesville, Ohio, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

4 September 1987 at 18:35

Classification

Accident

Location

Painesville, Ohio, United States

Nearest airport

Concord Airpark (2G1)

Coordinates

41.7190, -81.2399

Aircraft

Tomishin W-8

Registration

N3992A

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

ATL87DEI12

Nobody was 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 PLT/OWNER OF THE HOMEBUILT AIRCRAFT WAS MAKING A LOCAL FLIGHT TO DETERMINE THE FLT CHARACTERISTICS WITH A LARGER WING INSTALLED ON THE ACFT. THE PLT REPORTED THAT WHILE IN FLIGHT AN OIL LEAK DEVELOPED FROM THE AREA OF THE PROPELLER. THE OIL COATED THE WINDSHIELD AND OBSCURED HIS VISION. HE ELECTED TO ATTEMPT A LDG ON THE SOD SURFACE TO THE RIGHT OF THE RWY. THE PLT REPTD THAT DURING LANDING ROLL, THE ACFT DRIFTED INTO A PLOWED FIELD AND NOSED OVER.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.