Univar 415-C/D N93415

Summary

On 6 November 2009 at about 21:30 local time, a Univar 415-C/D registered N93415 was involved in an incident near Xenia, Ohio, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was slightly damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

6 November 2009 at 21:30

Classification

Incident

Location

Xenia, Ohio, United States

Nearest airport

Greene County-Lewis A. Jackson (I19)

Coordinates

39.6908, -83.9919

Aircraft

Univar 415-C/D

Registration

N93415

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Xenia → Xenia

Aircraft damage

Minor

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN10IA173

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain the proper glide slope during final approach, which resulted in an in-flight collision with a tree.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot and passenger departed for a local flight that was to remain in the airport traffic pattern of the departure airport. The pilot stated that he climbed to pattern altitude and flew a normal downwind leg for runway 25. When he turned onto the final leg of the approach, the pilot was blinded by the sun and recognized that he was too low. He attempted a climb and felt the wing hit a tree about 100 feet from the runway approach end. He reentered the traffic pattern and landed on runway 25 without further incident. Damage to the airplane included a 2-3 inch dent in the left wing leading edge, with damage to the underlying ribs. The pilot and passenger were uninjured.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.