Individually Owned: 150,657
Corporate Owned: 137,281
Lago Vista Bar-K Airpark Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report
Lago Vista, Texas 77478
Monday, February 19, 2007 16:00 CST
NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident
The non-instrument rated private pilot departed a non-towered airport on a 131-nautical mile cross-country flight. About 55 miles from the departure airport, he reported an autopilot/runaway trim problem to an air traffic controller. During the return to his departure airport, the pilot told the controller, that he was pulling circuit breakers, and that he did not need any assistance. Additionally, the pilot reported that this problem had been an intermittent problem in the past. Review of radar data revealed the airplane's normal departure and 180-degree turn back to its departure airport. The radar data also revealed that the airplane's departure track as a straight-line, with little deviation in altitude or airspeed. When the airplane returned to its departure airport, it descended to an altitude of 2,200 feet mean sea level (msl), and proceeded northwest, just beyond the airport. For the next 52-minutes, the airplane was observed on radar executing a series of irregular, non-uniform circuits, that included left and right turns, climbs and descents. The first series of circuits were made within about 5-miles of the airport before the last series, which were made within about a 10-mile radius of the airport. There were no reported witnesses to the accident. Emergency personnel located the crash site, approximately 1 mile short of the approach end of the active runway, shortly after the airplane disappeared from radar. Impact marks on the respective trees indicate the airplane impacted the trees and terrain in a near wings level attitude at cruise speed. At the time of the accident, the airplane was configured with the flaps retracted. The position of the landing gear could not be determined. Examination of the airplane and engine did not disclose any evidence of any malfunction or pre-impact anomaly. The elevator trim tab drive mechanism measured 2-inches, which is consistent with about a 15-degree tab up (nose down) pitch setting. A post-crash fire consumed most of the airplane. The reason for control flight into the ground could not be determined. The winds at the time of the mishap were reported from 180-degrees at 14 knots, gusting to 19 knots.
NTSB Probable Cause Narrative
The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from terrain. A factor was the pilot's diverted attention with a reported autopilot malfunction.
Event Information
| Type of Event | Accident |
| Event Date | 2/19/2007 |
| Event Day of the Week | Monday |
| Time of Event | 1600 |
| Event Time Zone | Central Standard Time |
| Event City | Lago Vista |
| Event State | TEXAS |
| Event Country | -- |
| Zipcode of the event site | 77478 |
| Event Date Year | 2007 |
| Event Date Month | 2 |
| MidAir Collision Indicator | No |
| On Ground Collision occurred ? | No |
| Event Location Latitude | 303039N |
| Event Location Longitude | 0975828W |
| Event Location Airport | LAGO VISTA BAR-K AIRPARK |
| Event Location Nearest Airport ID | 5R3 |
| Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport | Off Airport/Airstrip |
| Distance from airport in statute miles | 1 |
| Degrees magnetic from airport | -- |
| Airport Elevation | 1231 |
| Weather Briefing Completeness | -- |
| Investigator's weather source | Weather Observation Facility |
| Time of the weather observation | 1551 Central Standard Time |
| Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) | 120 |
| Weather Observation Facility ID | KATT |
| Elevation of weather observation facility | -- |
| Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) | 18 |
| Time Zone of the weather observation | CST |
| Lighting Conditions | Day |
| Lowest Ceiling Height | -- |
| Lowest Non-Ceiling Height | -- |
| Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions | Clear |
| Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling | None |
| Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) | -- |
| Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) | -- |
| Visibility (Statute Miles) | 10 |
| Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) | 24 |
| Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) | 7 |
| Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) | 180 |
| Variable Wind Indicator | Wind direction could be determined |
| Wind Speed (knots) | 14 |
| Wind Velocity Indicator | -- |
| Wind Gust Indicator | Gusting |
| Wind Gust (knots) | 19 |
| Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) | 29.89 |
| Density Altitude (feet) | -- |
| Intensity of Precipitation | -- |
| METAR weather report | -- |
| Event Highest Injury | Fatal |
| On Ground, Fatal Injuries | -- |
| On Ground, Minor Injuries | -- |
| On Ground, Serious Injuries | -- |
| Injury Total Fatal | 1 |
| Injury Total Minor | -- |
| Injury Total None | -- |
| Injury Total Serious | -- |
| Injury Total All | 1 |
| Investigating Agency | NTSB |
| NTSB Docket Number (internal use) | 22853 |
| NTSB Notification Source | FAA ROC |
| NTSB Notification Date | Feb 19 2007 12:00AM |
| NTSB Notification Time | -- |
| Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information | DMS |
| Date of most recent change to record | Jan 30 2008 4:08PM |
| User who most recently changed record | NTSB\johb |
| Basic weather conditions | Visual Meteorological Cond |
| FAA District Office | San Antonio, Texas |
Aircraft Involved |
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|---|---|
Aircraft #1 |
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| Aircraft Registration Number | N1162M |
| NTSB Number | DFW07FA073 |
| Missing Aircraft Indicator | -- |
| Federal Aviation Reg. Part | Part 91: General Aviation |
| Type of Flight Plan filed | None |
| Flight plan Was Activated? | No |
| Damage | Destroyed |
| Aircraft Fire | Ground |
| Aircraft Explosion | None |
| Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name | Cessna |
| Aircraft Model | 210K |
| Aircraft Series Identifier | -- |
| Aircraft Serial Number | 21059242 |
| Certified Max Gross Weight | 3800 |
| Aircraft Category | Airplane |
| Aircraft Registration Class | -- |
| Aircraft is a homebuilt? | No |
| Flight Crew Seats | -- |
| Cabin Crew Seats | -- |
| Passenger Seats | -- |
| Total number of seats on the aircraft | 6 |
| Number of Engines | 1 |
| Fixed gear or retractable gear | Retractable |
| Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection | Annual |
| Date of Last Inspection | -- |
| Airframe hours since last inspection | -- |
| Airframe Hours | -- |
| ELT Installed | Yes |
| ELT Activated | No |
| ELT Aided Location of Event Site | No |
| ELT Type | -- |
| Aircraft Owner Name | Robert Gloris |
| Aircraft Owner Street Address | 200 Flightline Road |
| Aircraft Owner City | Lago Vista |
| Aircraft Owner State | TX |
| Aircraft Owner Country | USA |
| Aircraft Owner Zipcode | 78645 |
| Operator is an individual? | Yes |
| Operator Name | -- |
| Operator Same as Owner? | No |
| 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 | None |
| Other Operator of large aircraft? | -- |
| Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation | -- |
| 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 | No |
| Departure Airport Code | 5R3 |
| Departure City | LAGO VISTA |
| Departure State | TX |
| Departure Country | USA |
| Departure Time | 1415 |
| Departure Time Zone | CST |
| Destination Same as Local Flt | -- |
| Destination Airport Code | SGR |
| Destination City | HOUSTON |
| Destination State | TX |
| Destination Country | USA |
| Specific Phase of Flight | Approach - VFR pattern - final approach |
| Report sent to ICAO? | -- |
| Evacuation occurred | -- |
| Date of most recent change to record | Dec 13 2007 3:50PM |
| User who most recently changed record | CASH |
| Since inspection or accident | -- |
| Event Location Runway Number and Location | NA |
| Runway Length | -- |
| Runway Width | -- |
| Sight Seeing flight | No |
| Air Medical Flight | No |
| Medical Flight | -- |