Cooley LONG-EZ N711KD
24 September 1989 · Green Cove Spgs, Florida, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 24 September 1989 at about 17:04 local time, a Cooley LONG-EZ registered N711KD was involved in an accident near Green Cove Spgs, Florida, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 17:04
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Green Cove Spgs, Florida, United States
- Nearest airport
- Haller Airpark (7FL1)
- Coordinates
- 29.9807, -81.6694
- Aircraft
- Cooley LONG-EZ
- Registration
- N711KD
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- MIA89LA256
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
IMPROPER PLANNING/DECISION BY THE PILOT, WHICH RESULTED IN HIS FAILURE (OR INABILITY) TO ALIGN THE ACFT WITH THE RUNWAY DURING THE LANDING. THE LOW CEILING, TAILWIND, AND DITCH WERE RELATED FACTORS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE PLT FLEW TO ANOTHER ARPT & MADE TOUCH & GO LNDGS. HE RPRTD THAT WHEN HE RETURNED, THERE WAS A LOW CEILING, BUT HE COULD SEE THE ARPT FROM SVRL MILES AWAY. DURING AN ATTEMPT TO LAND ON RWY 17, THE ACFT TOUCHED DOWN IN A GRASS COVERED DRAINAGE DITCH TO THE RIGHT OF THE RWY. THE PLT WAS UNABLE TO STEER THE ACFT OUT OF THE DITCH. SUBSEQUENTLY, IT HIT A CULVERT & WAS EXTENSIVELY DMGD. A WITNESS ESTIMATED THE CEILING WAS 300' & THE WIND WAS FROM 360 DEG AT 8 KTS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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