Easton SEAREY N346PE
31 August 2012 · Friday Harbor, Washington, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 31 August 2012 at about 23:30 local time, a Easton SEAREY registered N346PE, operated by Richard D. Bach, was involved in an accident near Friday Harbor, Washington, 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.
The record
- Date
- at 23:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Friday Harbor, Washington, United States
- Nearest airport
- Private (None)
- Coordinates
- 48.5250, -123.0789
- Aircraft
- Easton SEAREY
- Registration
- N346PE
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 2008
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Richard D. Bach
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Eastsound → Friday Harbor
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- WPR12FA385
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The pilot’s inadequate glidepath and failure to maintain clearance from the transmission wire during a landing approach.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot was landing to the south at a private airstrip. The owner of the airstrip observed the airplane on short final when it struck transmission wires that ran perpendicular to and north of the airstrip. The airplane nosed over and impacted terrain. Postimpact examination of the airplane revealed wire strike marks on the left main landing gear and the keel of the fuselage. No preimpact mechanical discrepancies were found with the airplane's airframe or engine that would have prevented normal operation. The airstrip owner stated that he was unaware of the pilot's impending visit. He said that he tells all visiting pilots to land to the north so as to land uphill and avoid the transmission wires. The airstrip owner also reported that he talked to a pilot who spoke to the accident pilot before he departed on the accident flight and who informed him of the presence of wires at the north end of the airstrip.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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