Pilot Debrief

Aeropro CZ Eurofox near Bloomfield, IN — 2009-05-30

Final reportCEN09CA326
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Date
2009-05-30
Location
Bloomfield, IN, USA
Airport
1I3
Aircraft
Aeropro CZ Eurofox
Registration
N817R
Category
Airplane
Highest injury
Minor
Fatalities
0
Phase of flight
Approach

Probable cause

The pilot's selection of an unsuitable landing area.

NTSB narrative

A sport pilot and a student sport pilot departed on a cross-country personal flight to the destination airport. The sport pilot was the flying pilot and the student pilot assumed navigational duties during the flight. They had been using a global positioning system receiver for the flight. When they arrived at the destination airport, the sport pilot twice overflew the runway. There had been a discussion between the pilots regarding the location of the runway. The sport pilot then established an approach to a recently plowed agricultural field located about 250 yards west of the runway and landed on that field. During the landing the nose gear dug into the soft soil and the airplane nosed over. Both wings were bent downward approximately 10 degrees, the pilot compartment frame was bent and the windscreen was broken.

Analysis

Primary failure mode
Human factors
First missed decision gate
Pilot should have confirmed runway location before attempting to land.

NTSB coding

Evidence available

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