Grote Cruiser TR-4 accident near Pembroke Pines, FL
On April 18, 2002, a Grote Cruiser TR-4 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Pembroke Pines, FL. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- April 18, 2002
- Place
- Pembroke Pines, FL
- Aircraft
- Grote Cruiser TR-4 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 26.001°N, 80.240°W
- NTSB ID
- 20020419X00554
Official records · MIA02LA085
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
Air traffic control records
- Transcript of Radio Communications: Transcript (PDF), on ntsb.gov
NTSB summary
On April 18, 2002, about 0815 eastern daylight time, a Grote Cruiser TR-4 homebuilt airplane, N98WG, registered to an individual, struck power lines while attempting a go-around at the North Perry Airport, Florida, and impacted in a residential area of Pembroke Pines, Florida. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time. No flight plan was filed for the 14 CFR Part 91 personal flight. The airplane was destroyed. The private-rated pilot received fatal injuries, and there were no reported injuries to anyone on the ground. The flight had departed Kendall, Florida, en route to Pembroke Pines, about 0715. According to the FAA controller at the air traffic control tower (ATCT) at the North Perry Airport, the flight was cleared for a straight-in approach to runway 9R, from about 10 miles west of the airport. At 0800, the pilot of N98WG called the North Perry Tower four different times. The Tower controller answered him each time, asking the pilot how he heard the tower. At 0803:20, the pilot answered "…loud and clear." The pilot was cleared for a straight-in approach to runway 9R, and to report 1 mile out. The pilot was asked by the controller, if he copied "…all of the...previous transmissions," and the pilot answered, "ok 98WG...niner right." At 0809:14, on the first approach the pilot started to go around just before the arrival end of the runway threshold. The pilot was cleared by the ATCT, for "right traffic," and return for a landing on runway 9R. On the second attempted landing he was cleared to land at 0811:46 and the pilot acknowledged the clearance. This was t
Probable cause
the pilot-in-command delayed initiating a go-around and failed to obtain sufficient altitude to clear obstacles at the departure end of the airport which resulted in an in-flight collision with power lines.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
