Wheeler PITTS SPECIAL N55MW

Summary

On 22 February 2006 at about 22:00 local time, a Wheeler PITTS SPECIAL registered N55MW was involved in an accident near Fulton, Missouri, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

22 February 2006 at 22:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Fulton, Missouri, United States

Nearest airport

Sky-Go Farms Airport (73MU)

Coordinates

38.8502, -91.9495

Aircraft

Wheeler PITTS SPECIAL

Registration

N55MW

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Fulton → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI06LA085

1 person had minor injuries.

The altitude/clearance not obtained/maintained during landing by the pilot. Contributing factors were the trees, the embankment, the runway length, and the reduced visual lookout during the approach.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The experimental amatuer-built airplane impacted terrain during a visual approach to landing on an 1,800 foot long turf runway at a private airstrip. The pilot stated that due to trees at the approach end of the runway, a steeper than normal glide path is required. He said that during the approach, he could not slip the airplane to gain forward visibility because it was too slow and steep. The airplane impacted an embankment at the approach end of the runway during landing and nosed over.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.