Taplin AVID FLYER N537MF
28 May 2006 · Grants Pass, Oregon, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 28 May 2006 at about 21:00 local time, a Taplin AVID FLYER registered N537MF, operated by Patrick W. Moore, was involved in an accident near Grants Pass, Oregon, United States. One person was 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 21:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Grants Pass, Oregon, United States
- Nearest airport
- Granst Pass Airport (3S8)
- Coordinates
- 42.5172, -123.3911
- Aircraft
- Taplin AVID FLYER
- Registration
- N537MF
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Patrick W. Moore
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Grants Pass → Grants Pass
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- SEA06CA107
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The partial loss of engine power for undertermined reasons, resulting in a forced landing and substantial damage to the airplane. A contributing factor was the transmission wire.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
During a high speed taxi test the airplane became airborne, subsequently veering too far to the left and too far down the runway to allow the pilot to land. The pilot added full power and initiated a go-around, intending to make left hand traffic back to the runway. While in the pattern and observing and excessive EGT, the pilot reduced power, but in doing so he was unable to complete the turn back to the airport. The pilot elected to over fly the end of the runway and make a right turn back to the airport, but during the right turn he noticed a loss of altitude. The pilot then added full power, but as the engine was not responsive he chose to land in a field south of the runway. During the emergency landing the airplane impacted power lines, coming to rest upright in a parking lot adjacent to the airport.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 3 Sep 2006 | Cessna 180 | Arock, Oregon, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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