Wood AVID MAGNUM N1214W

Summary

On 30 September 2003 at about 15:45 local time, a Wood AVID MAGNUM registered N1214W was involved in an accident near Kooskia, Idaho, 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

30 September 2003 at 15:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Kooskia, Idaho, United States

Coordinates

46.1167, -115.9667

Aircraft

Wood AVID MAGNUM

Registration

N1214W

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Grangeville → Kooskia

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

SEA03LA199

1 person was seriously injured.

The pilot's improper recovery from a bounced landing which led to a loss of control.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that the first two attempts to land on the steep gravel surfaced airstrip resulted in bounced landings and a go-around. The third attempt resulted in another bounced landing that put the aircraft off the airstrip. Full power was applied and the pilot tried a severe banking maneuver to avoid a collision with a telephone pole. The left wing contacted the pole and its guy wire. The aircraft spun around and came to rest inverted in a field approximately 30 feet to the left of the airstrip and 30 feet distant from the east end. The pilot reported no mechanical failures or malfunctions with the aircraft at the time of the accident.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.