Worley Dennis SONEX N563

Summary

On 18 June 2011 at about 14:30 local time, a Worley Dennis SONEX registered N563, operated by Ted Thomas, was involved in an accident near Gardner, Kansas, 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.

Date

18 June 2011 at 14:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Gardner, Kansas, United States

Coordinates

38.8067, -94.9561

Aircraft

Worley Dennis SONEX

Registration

N563

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Ted Thomas

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Olathe → Gardner

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN11CA411

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain a proper glide path during the visual approach.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot entered the traffic pattern for a visual approach to the runway. He reported that the final approach descent was faster than he anticipated due to the high humidity and high density altitude. He added more engine power to arrest the descent rate, but the airplane landed short of the runway in a wet, grass field and came to rest upright. A postaccident examination of the airplane revealed that the main landing gear separated and the aft carry-through wing spar was bent. The pilot reported there were no mechanical anomalies with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.