Dewey Moore Airstrip Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report

Mccall, Idaho 83638
Friday, June 21, 2013 11:00 MDT

NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident

The pilot reported that the purpose of the flight was to practice landings with a certified flight instructor at various back country airstrips. After three uneventful landings, the pilot circled over a fourth landing strip and noted that she needed to maintain the airplane’s minimum approach airspeed to be able to land on the short runway; she then entered the traffic pattern. While on short final, about 25 feet above the ground, the airplane stalled and started to descend. The pilot added power; however, the airplane subsequently landed hard and sustained substantial damage to the left wing. The pilot reported no mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airframe or engine that would have precluded normal operation.

NTSB Probable Cause Narrative

The pilot’s failure to maintain adequate airspeed while on approach for landing, which resulted in a loss of airplane control and a hard landing.

Event Information

Type of Event Accident
Event Date 6/21/2013
Event Day of the Week Friday
Time of Event 1100
Event Time Zone Mountain Daylight Time
Event City McCall
Event State IDAHO
Event Country --
Zipcode of the event site 83638
Event Date Year 2013
Event Date Month 6
MidAir Collision Indicator No
On Ground Collision occurred ? No
Event Location Latitude 451457N
Event Location Longitude 1150736W
Event Location Airport Dewey Moore Airstrip
Event Location Nearest Airport ID I99D
Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport On Airport
Distance from airport in statute miles 1
Degrees magnetic from airport --
Airport Elevation 4494
Weather Briefing Completeness --
Investigator's weather source Weather Observation Facility
Time of the weather observation 851 Mountain Daylight Time
Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) 251
Weather Observation Facility ID MYL
Elevation of weather observation facility 5024
Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) 47
Time Zone of the weather observation MDT
Lighting Conditions Day
Lowest Ceiling Height 6500
Lowest Non-Ceiling Height --
Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions Clear
Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling Overcast
Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) --
Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) --
Visibility (Statute Miles) 10
Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) 5
Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) 3
Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) --
Variable Wind Indicator --
Wind Speed (knots) --
Wind Velocity Indicator Calm
Wind Gust Indicator --
Wind Gust (knots) --
Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) 30.08
Density Altitude (feet) --
Intensity of Precipitation --
METAR weather report KMYL 211451Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM OVC065 05/03 A3008
Event Highest Injury Minor
On Ground, Fatal Injuries --
On Ground, Minor Injuries --
On Ground, Serious Injuries --
Injury Total Fatal --
Injury Total Minor 1
Injury Total None 1
Injury Total Serious --
Injury Total All 1
Investigating Agency NTSB
NTSB Docket Number (internal use) 31657
NTSB Notification Source FAA NWM Operations Centrer
NTSB Notification Date --
NTSB Notification Time --
Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information --
Date of most recent change to record Jul 30 2013 12:42PM
User who most recently changed record stam
Basic weather conditions Visual Meteorological Cond
FAA District Office --

Aircraft Involved

Aircraft #1

Aircraft Registration Number N26HV
NTSB Number WPR13CA280
Missing Aircraft Indicator --
Federal Aviation Reg. Part Part 91: General Aviation
Type of Flight Plan filed Unknown
Flight plan Was Activated? --
Damage Substantial
Aircraft Fire None
Aircraft Explosion None
Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name AVIAT AIRCRAFT INC
Aircraft Model A-1A
Aircraft Series Identifier --
Aircraft Serial Number 1410
Certified Max Gross Weight 1890
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 2
Number of Engines 1
Fixed gear or retractable gear Fixed
Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection Annual
Date of Last Inspection Apr 1 2013 12:00AM
Airframe hours since last inspection 31
Airframe Hours 971
ELT Installed Yes
ELT Activated Yes
ELT Aided Location of Event Site Yes
ELT Type Unknown
Aircraft Owner Name Jeffrey and Victoria Benzing
Aircraft Owner Street Address --
Aircraft Owner City Lake Oswego
Aircraft Owner State OR
Aircraft Owner Country USA
Aircraft Owner Zipcode 97035
Operator is an individual? No
Operator Name Victoria Benzing
Operator Same as Owner? No
Operator Is Doing Business As --
Operator Address Same as Owner? No
Operator Street Address --
Operator City Saratoga
Operator State CA
Operator Country USA
Operator Zip code 95070
Operator Code --
Owner has at least one certificate None
Other Operator of large aircraft? No
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) Instructional
Second Pilot on Board Yes
Departure Point Same as Event No
Departure Airport Code MYL
Departure City McCall
Departure State ID
Departure Country USA
Departure Time 915
Departure Time Zone MDT
Destination Same as Local Flt dest & departure same, accident can occur anywhere
Destination Airport Code MYL
Destination City McCall
Destination State ID
Destination Country USA
Specific Phase of Flight --
Report sent to ICAO? --
Evacuation occurred --
Date of most recent change to record Jul 30 2013 12:38PM
User who most recently changed record stam
Since inspection or accident Time of Accident
Event Location Runway Number and Location 28
Runway Length 700
Runway Width 30
Sight Seeing flight No
Air Medical Flight No
Medical Flight --