Venus CP328 SUPER EMERAUDE N328TV

Summary

On 5 September 2015 at about 15:15 local time, a Venus CP328 SUPER EMERAUDE registered N328TV was involved in an accident near Port Wing, Wisconsin, 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

5 September 2015 at 15:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Port Wing, Wisconsin, United States

Coordinates

46.7686, -91.3886

Aircraft

Venus CP328 SUPER EMERAUDE

Registration

N328TV

Category

Airplane

Year built

1993

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Port Wing → Port Wing

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN15LA413

1 person had minor injuries.

The pilot’s undershooting the landing area and the subsequent impact with a hay bale. Also causal to the accident was the operation of the airplane in conditions conducive to carburetor icing, which reduced the engine power during the landing.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that she had flown the airplane locally to reduce fuel weight and was on approach to land on a hay field. During the approach, the pilot turned on the carburetor heat and the fuel boost pump. The pilot reported that, after she turned the airplane onto the final approach, she thought that it was a little low, so she applied engine power to reach the airstrip. She further stated that, although the engine continued to run, there was a lack of engine power. The pilot pulled back slightly on the flight controls to avoid a hay bale, but the airplane's tail struck the bale. The airplane flipped over and came to rest inverted. The pilot reported that there were no mechanical malfunctions with the airplane. Weather conditions at the time of the accident were conducive to the formation of serious carburetor icing at glide power. Given the weather conditions, it is likely that the carburetor accumulated ice during the short approach but that insufficient time existed for the carburetor heat to melt the ice, which led to the reduction of engine power.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.