Pilot Debrief

Naval Aircraft Factory N3N-3 near Luckey, OH — 2008-06-07

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Date
2008-06-07
Location
Luckey, OH, USA
Aircraft
Naval Aircraft Factory N3N-3
Registration
N582WH
Category
Airplane
Highest injury
None
Fatalities
0

Probable cause

The pilot not maintaining clearance from the high vegetation during the off airport landing. Contributing to the accident was the high vegetation.

NTSB narrative

While on a cross country flight, the pilot elected to make an off airport landing to an open field due to a fluctuating oil pressure gauge. The pilot said that the "wing tip hit the wheat which rotated the aircraft as the landing gear touched the ground." The pilot reported no mechanical malfunctions with the airplane reference the flight. An examination of the wreckage revealed no anomalies that would have precluded normal operation of the airplane. The pilot's safety recommendation was, "Think about the landing not saving the engine. Land in the center of the field not the edge ... ."

NTSB coding

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