Pilot Debrief

FOXWORTHY RICK A SONEX near Langley, WA — 2019-10-11

Final reportGAA20CA018
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Date
2019-10-11
Location
Langley, WA, USA
Airport
W10
Aircraft
FOXWORTHY RICK A SONEX
Registration
N612RF
Category
Airplane
Highest injury
Serious
Fatalities
0

Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain a proper approach path, which resulted in impact with a tree.

NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that, while on left base leg in the traffic pattern, the airplane was high. He made a 270° descending right turn to final and added 20° of flaps. The airplane descended faster than expected, and the left wing struck a tree. The airplane then impacted terrain and came to rest inverted, and a postcrash fire ensued. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the fuselage and both wings. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

NTSB coding

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