Alon A-2A N5647F

Summary

On 31 July 2011 at about 17:30 local time, a Alon A-2A registered N5647F, operated by Howell JAN J, was involved in an accident near Rolfe, Iowa, 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

31 July 2011 at 17:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Rolfe, Iowa, United States

Coordinates

42.8086, -94.5356

Aircraft

Alon A-2A

Registration

N5647F

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Howell JAN J

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Charles City → Cherokee

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN11CA532

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's decision to execute a precautionary landing to unsuitable terrain.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot applied carburetor heat twice during the flight to regain engine power. Following the second application of carburetor heat, he was not confident that the engine was producing full power and he elected to make a precautionary landing on a road; however, during the landing approach he noted power lines and a fence bordering the road. The pilot decided the road was not suitable for landing. Concerned that the engine was not performing well enough to execute a go-around, the pilot elected to continue the landing into a nearby cornfield. The airplane contacted the corn crop, a ditch, and a fence during the landing resulting in substantial damage to the wings and firewall. According to the Federal Aviation Administration icing probability chart, the airplane was operating in conditions conducive to carburetor icing at glide and cruise power at the time of the accident.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.