Aviation Crash Map

Micco MAC-145A N223MJ

9 June 2005 · Aurora, Oregon, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 9 June 2005 at about 00:40 local time, a Micco MAC-145A registered N223MJ was involved in an accident near Aurora, Oregon, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

The record

Date
at 00:40
Classification
Accident
Location
Aurora, Oregon, United States
Nearest airport
Aurora State Airport (UAO)
Coordinates
45.2472, -122.7700
Aircraft
Micco MAC-145A
Registration
N223MJ
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Aurora → Aurora
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
SEA05CA113

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
2 0 0 0 2

Probable cause

The demonstration pilot's (pilot in command) inadequate supervision of the pilot-passengers descent on final for landing. A contributing factor was the pilot-passengers improper descent on final for landing.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot said that he was taking a pilot certificated passenger for a sales-demonstration ride. He said that the passenger flew most of the flight to get used to the flight characteristics of the airplane. According to the pilot, on their final landing the passenger got the airplane into a high rate of descent on final. He (the pilot) took control of the airplane, added power for a go-around, but impacted the runway hard, bouncing back into the air. He continued the go-around. The pilot said that he noticed the upper wing skin, at a splice, had popped some rivets and was sticking up a few inches near the leading edge. About the same time, a witness on the ground radioed them saying that their left main landing gear appeared to be damaged. During the final landing sequence, the airplane veered off the left side of the runway, and subsequently folded the right main landing gear under the airplane. Postaccident examination of the airplane revealed that the left aileron, upper left wing and both main wheel wells were bent or wrinkled.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

Other accidents in this area

Date Aircraft Location Operator Outcome Died
8 Apr 2005 Cessna 185F
N4948Q
Medford, Oregon, United States - No injuries -
25 May 2005 Mitsubishi MU-2B-25
N312MA
Hillsboro, Oregon, United States - Fatal 4
3 Jul 2005 Scheibe SF-28A TANDEM-FALKE
N12HS
North Plains, Oregon, United States - No injuries -
21 Oct 2005 Cessna 172
N6000A
Gleneden Beach, Oregon, United States - No injuries -
16 Feb 2005 Mooney M20K
N1147D
Roseburg, Oregon, United States Albert G. Satterla No injuries -
28 Dec 2005 Cessna 182G
N3199S
Sweet Home, Oregon, United States - Minor injuries -

All 170,864 records in United States