Aeropro Cz EUROFOX N817R

Summary

On 30 May 2009 at about 18:30 local time, a Aeropro Cz EUROFOX registered N817R was involved in an accident near Bloomfield, Indiana, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

30 May 2009 at 18:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Bloomfield, Indiana, United States

Nearest airport

Shawnee Field Airport (1I3)

Coordinates

39.0444, -87.0056

Aircraft

Aeropro Cz EUROFOX

Registration

N817R

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Bowling Green → Bloomfield

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN09CA326

2 people had minor injuries.

The pilot's selection of an unsuitable landing area.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

A sport pilot and a student sport pilot departed on a cross-country personal flight to the destination airport. The sport pilot was the flying pilot and the student pilot assumed navigational duties during the flight. They had been using a global positioning system receiver for the flight. When they arrived at the destination airport, the sport pilot twice overflew the runway. There had been a discussion between the pilots regarding the location of the runway. The sport pilot then established an approach to a recently plowed agricultural field located about 250 yards west of the runway and landed on that field. During the landing the nose gear dug into the soft soil and the airplane nosed over. Both wings were bent downward approximately 10 degrees, the pilot compartment frame was bent and the windscreen was broken.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.