Apollo FOX N791YE

Summary

On 19 July 2018 at about 18:45 local time, a Apollo FOX registered N791YE was involved in an accident near Chateaugay, New York, 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

19 July 2018 at 18:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Chateaugay, New York, United States

Coordinates

44.9197, -74.0792

Aircraft

Apollo FOX

Registration

N791YE

Category

Airplane

Year built

2008

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Malone → Chateaugay

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA18CA561

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from trees during a go-around.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that, while landing on a 1,300-ft-long private grass airstrip, the airplane floated and would not settle in the grass. Subsequently, he performed a go-around, but the airplane struck trees beyond the departure end of the runway and then impacted terrain. The airplane sustained substantial damage to both wings and the rudder. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. The automated weather observation system about 23 nautical miles from the accident site reported that, about the time of the accident, the wind was from 290° at 5 knots. The pilot stated that the weather conditions reported at the departure airport about 18 miles to the east, about the time of the accident, were wind from 300° at 3 to 7 knots. The pilot landed to the east.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.