Fisher Harold R 320 N686KB

Summary

On 17 June 2012 at about 23:00 local time, a Fisher Harold R 320 registered N686KB, operated by Timothy and Nancy McCarron, was involved in an accident near Adelanto, California, United States. 2 people were 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

17 June 2012 at 23:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Adelanto, California, United States

Nearest airport

Adelano Airport (52CL)

Coordinates

34.5358, -117.4564

Aircraft

Fisher Harold R 320

Registration

N686KB

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Timothy and Nancy McCarron

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Adelanto → Santa Barbara

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR12CA270

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from a fence during takeoff initial climb. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's decision to not use all of the runway distance available for takeoff and the high density altitude.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that he only used the 1,300-foot asphalt portion of the 5,100-foot runway because the dirt portion of the runway was rough and contained loose rocks. During takeoff from the asphalt surface, which was the area closest to the departure end of the runway, the airplane rotated at the normal takeoff speed; however, it did not climb as the pilot expected. Subsequently, the airplane struck a fence, which resulted in substantial damage to the right wing and rudder, and then came to rest upright beyond the departure end of the runway. The pilot further reported that the airplane did not climb as he expected due to the high density altitude and the crosswind present at the time of the accident. Using weather conditions reported about 5 minutes before the accident and the airport elevation of 3,075 feet mean sea level (msl), the density altitude was about 6,389 feet.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.