Johnson Gary L FISHER HORIZON 1 N88GJ
12 June 2023 · Chelan, Washington, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 12 June 2023 at about 16:30 local time, a Johnson Gary L FISHER HORIZON 1 registered N88GJ was involved in an accident near Chelan, Washington, 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.
The record
- Date
- at 16:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Chelan, Washington, United States
- Nearest airport
- Lake Chelan (S10)
- Coordinates
- 47.8660, -119.9427
- Aircraft
- Johnson Gary L FISHER HORIZON 1
- Registration
- N88GJ
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 2008
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Chelan → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- WPR23LA231
People
1 person had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Probable cause
The pilot’s improper selection of a touchdown point and delayed recognition, which resulted in an impact with an obstacle.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot reported that he was practicing touch and go maneuvers in the airport traffic pattern. During his second approach to land, the pilot improperly selected his touchdown point at the beginning of the runway instead of the runway threshold. When the pilot recognized he was not on the runway glide path by looking at the “visual approach slope indicator lights” (airport has a precision approach path indicator), he increased power to arrest his descent rate, but the right main landing gear collided with a road sign at the north end of the runway before the displaced threshold. The airplane impacted the ground, nosed over and came to rest inverted on the runway, and the airplane sustained substantial damage to the left wing. The pilot reported no preimpact mechanical malfunctions and anomalies that could have precluded normal operation.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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