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August 7, 1988 · Prairie Flyers Tierra II · N823PF
Prairie City, IA
Overview
Report Status
Preliminary report
Event Type
Accident
Date
August 7, 1988
Injury Outcomes
2 injuries (2 serious injuries)
Location
Prairie City, IA
Aircraft
Prairie Flyers Tierra II
Tail Number
N823PF
Operator
Galen Lee Heyveld
Injuries
Serious
Aircraft Damage
Destroyed
NTSB Number
MKC88DCD02
THE PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING TO LAND IN A HAYFIELD AND DECIDED TO ABORT THE LANDING DUE TO ROUGH CONDITION OF FIELD. AS HE PUSHED THE THROTTLE FORWARD, THE ENGINE FALTERED AND THE PLANE TOUCHED DOWN. THE ABORTED LANDING WAS CONTINUED DUE TO SPEED AND OBSTRUCTIONS. AS HE CLEARED POWER LINES, THE PLANE BEGAN A STEEP UNCONTROLLED DESCENDING RIGHT TURN AND HIT THE GROUND. THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING AT FULL POWER AT THE TIME OF THE STALL AFTER THE SHORT HESITATION IN POWER AT THE BEGINNING OF THE ABORT, ACCORDING TO THE PILOT.
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THE PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING TO LAND IN A HAYFIELD AND DECIDED TO ABORT THE LANDING DUE TO ROUGH CONDITION OF FIELD. AS HE PUSHED THE THROTTLE FORWARD, THE ENGINE FALTERED AND THE PLANE TOUCHED DOWN. THE ABORTED LANDING WAS CONTINUED DUE TO SPEED AND OBSTRUCTIONS. AS HE CLEARED POWER LINES, THE PLANE BEGAN A STEEP UNCONTROLLED DESCENDING RIGHT TURN AND HIT THE GROUND. THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING AT FULL POWER AT THE TIME OF THE STALL AFTER THE SHORT HESITATION IN POWER AT THE BEGINNING OF THE ABORT, ACCORDING TO THE PILOT.
Flight
Event TypeAccident
Event Time19:17 CDT
Nearest AirportFarm Field (0nm N)
Runway0
Flight Plan FiledNone
Aircraft FireNo
Aircraft ExplosionNo
Aircraft
AircraftPrairie Flyers Tierra II
Tail NumberN823PF
Aircraft CategoryAir
DamageDestroyed
OperatorGalen Lee Heyveld
Operating RulePart 91
Engines1
Engine TypeReciprocating
Engine DetailsRotax · 532 · Reciprocating · 65
Seats2
People & Injuries
Injury Summary2 injuries (2 serious injuries)
Fatal0
Serious2
Minor0
Uninjured0
Total2
Crew 1Age 37 · Third Class
Conditions
ConditionsVMC
LightDaylight
Wind5 kt
Visibility15 sm
CeilingNone
Temperature / Dew Point0 C / 0 C
Altimeter0
Weather SourcePILO