Crawfordsville Municipal Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report

Crawfordsville, Indiana 47933
Saturday, June 24, 1995 19:40 EDT

NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident

THE PILOT TOOK OFF WITH THE INTENTION OF REMAINING IN THE AIRPORT TRAFFIC PATTERN TO PRACTICE THREE TAKEOFFS AND LANDINGS. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE DECIDED TO PRACTICE A POWER OFF LANDING FIRST. DURING THE FIRST LANDING THE PILOT HAD TO ADD POWER TO MAKE IT TO THE RUNWAY. DURING THE SECOND LANDING, THE PILOT STATED HE FLEW A TIGHTER PATTERN. WHILE ON FINAL APPROACH, HE HAD TO REALIGN THE AIRPLANE WITH THE RUNWAY. AT THIS POINT, THE AIRSPEED DROPPED RAPIDLY AND HE DECIDED TO PERFORM A GO AROUND. THE PILOT STATED THE LEFT WING IMPACTED THE RUNWAY, BUT HE HAD TO CONTINUE WITH THE GO AROUND DUE TO TRAFFIC. THE PILOT STATED A THIRD PATTERN WAS DONE USING NORMAL PROCEDURES AND HE LANDED THE AIRPLANE WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENT.

NTSB Probable Cause Narrative

the pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed during final approach to landing. A factor in the accident was the pilot's delayed action of aborting the landing.

Event Information

Type of Event Accident
Event Date 6/24/1995
Event Day of the Week Saturday
Time of Event 1940
Event Time Zone Eastern Daylight Time
Event City CRAWFORDSVILLE
Event State INDIANA
Event Country --
Zipcode of the event site 47933
Event Date Year 1995
Event Date Month 6
MidAir Collision Indicator No
On Ground Collision occurred ? No
Event Location Latitude
Event Location Longitude
Event Location Airport CRAWFORDSVILLE MUNICIPAL
Event Location Nearest Airport ID CFJ
Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport On Airport
Distance from airport in statute miles --
Degrees magnetic from airport --
Airport Elevation 800
Weather Briefing Completeness Not pertinent
Investigator's weather source Pilot
Time of the weather observation 0
Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) 0
Weather Observation Facility ID
Elevation of weather observation facility 0
Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) 0
Time Zone of the weather observation
Lighting Conditions Day
Lowest Ceiling Height 0
Lowest Non-Ceiling Height 5000
Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions Scattered
Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling Unknown
Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) 0
Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) 0
Visibility (Statute Miles) 0
Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) --
Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) --
Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) 210
Variable Wind Indicator Unknown
Wind Speed (knots) 5
Wind Velocity Indicator Unknown
Wind Gust Indicator Not Gusting
Wind Gust (knots) 0
Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) --
Density Altitude (feet) --
Intensity of Precipitation Unknown
METAR weather report --
Event Highest Injury None
On Ground, Fatal Injuries 0
On Ground, Minor Injuries 0
On Ground, Serious Injuries 0
Injury Total Fatal --
Injury Total Minor --
Injury Total None 3
Injury Total Serious --
Injury Total All --
Investigating Agency NTSB
NTSB Docket Number (internal use) 371
NTSB Notification Source --
NTSB Notification Date Jun 26 1995 12:00AM
NTSB Notification Time 1332
Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information IMAGE
Date of most recent change to record Dec 7 2000 4:19PM
User who most recently changed record dbo
Basic weather conditions Visual Meteorological Cond
FAA District Office --

Aircraft Involved

Aircraft #1

Aircraft Registration Number N3298X
NTSB Number CHI95LA199
Missing Aircraft Indicator N
Federal Aviation Reg. Part Part 91: General Aviation
Type of Flight Plan filed None
Flight plan Was Activated? --
Damage Substantial
Aircraft Fire None
Aircraft Explosion None
Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name CESSNA
Aircraft Model 310L
Aircraft Series Identifier 310L
Aircraft Serial Number 310L-0148
Certified Max Gross Weight 5200
Aircraft Category Airplane
Aircraft Registration Class U.S. Registered/U.S. Soil
Aircraft is a homebuilt? No
Flight Crew Seats --
Cabin Crew Seats --
Passenger Seats --
Total number of seats on the aircraft 6
Number of Engines 2
Fixed gear or retractable gear Retractable
Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection Annual
Date of Last Inspection Dec 30 1994 12:00AM
Airframe hours since last inspection 69
Airframe Hours 3242
ELT Installed Yes
ELT Activated Yes
ELT Aided Location of Event Site No
ELT Type --
Aircraft Owner Name ENGINEERING & DESIGN SERVICES
Aircraft Owner Street Address 813 NORTH CHAUNCEY AVENUE
Aircraft Owner City WEST LAYFAYETTE
Aircraft Owner State IN
Aircraft Owner Country
Aircraft Owner Zipcode 47906
Operator is an individual? --
Operator Name
Operator Same as Owner? Yes
Operator Is Doing Business As --
Operator Address Same as Owner? Yes
Operator Street Address
Operator City
Operator State
Operator Country
Operator Zip code
Operator Code
Owner has at least one certificate Yes - certificate holder
Other Operator of large aircraft? No
Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation Unknown
Operator Certificate Number --
Indicates whether an air carrier operation was scheduled or not --
Indicates Domestic or International Flight --
Operator carrying Pax/Cargo/Mail --
Type of Flying (Per_Bus / Primary) Personal
Second Pilot on Board No
Departure Point Same as Event Yes
Departure Airport Code CFJ
Departure City
Departure State
Departure Country
Departure Time 1415
Departure Time Zone EDT
Destination Same as Local Flt dest & departure same, accident can occur anywhere
Destination Airport Code
Destination City
Destination State
Destination Country
Specific Phase of Flight Landing
Report sent to ICAO? --
Evacuation occurred --
Date of most recent change to record Jan 2 2001 10:34AM
User who most recently changed record dbo
Since inspection or accident --
Event Location Runway Number and Location 22
Runway Length 4000
Runway Width 75
Sight Seeing flight No
Air Medical Flight No
Medical Flight --