Ramseyer TIERRA II N63250

Summary

On 3 April 1998 at about 19:25 local time, a Ramseyer TIERRA II registered N63250 was involved in an accident near Wooster, Ohio, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

3 April 1998 at 19:25

Classification

Accident

Location

Wooster, Ohio, United States

Coordinates

40.8099, -81.9303

Aircraft

Ramseyer TIERRA II

Registration

N63250

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

NYC98LA088

1 person was seriously injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed during the landing approach. A factor in this accident was the pilot's lack of experience in make and model.

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

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The pilot had recently purchased the airplane and had received about 1 hour of dual instruction with a certified flight instructor (CFI) in the airplane, prior to the accident flight. The pilot said he was having trouble keeping the airplane stable during the landing approach because it produced a lot of lift and wanted to fly. The pilot stated '...I was controlling my altitude with the throttle until I stalled and dropped...' The 1 hour of dual instruction the pilot received before the accident was his only flight experience in make and model.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.