Manzitto Michael A MWLANCAIR 235 accident near Hudson, KY
On April 14, 2012, a Manzitto Michael A MWLANCAIR 235 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Hudson, KY. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- April 14, 2012
- Place
- Hudson, KY
- Aircraft
- Manzitto Michael A MWLANCAIR 235 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 37.686°N, 86.336°W
- NTSB ID
- 20120414X83122
Official records · ERA12FA280
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On April 14, 2012, about 1330 central daylight time, an experimental, amateur-built Lancair 235, N235MW was substantially damaged during a forced landing near Hudson, Kentucky. The private pilot was fatally injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed for the Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight, which departed from Rough River State Park Airport (2I3), Falls of Rough, Kentucky, destined for Bowman Field Airport (LOU), Louisville, Kentucky. According to witnesses, approximately 2 months prior to the accident the pilot began to experience electrical issues with the airplane. This was first discovered by him when he went to extend the landing gear on one flight and the landing gear at first did not extend but after hesitating it then extended. This continued to occur every time he flew the airplane, so the pilot would shut off all non essential electrical equipment in the airplane before extending the landing gear and then turn the electrical equipment back on after the landing gear was extended. On the morning of the accident, the pilot flew from LOU to have breakfast with some fellow pilots. On approach to 2I3, he went to extend the landing gear but, the electrical system failed and it would not come down. He then reached behind his seat, jiggled the airplane's battery cables and was able to restore electricity and lower the landing gear. Later when it was time to depart for LOU, he had someone "hand prop" the airplane for him. After it started he could not get the propeller which was electrically
Probable cause
The pilot's decision to operate the airplane with known electrical system problems, which resulted in the in-flight failure of the electrical wiring interconnect system, loss of electrical power, and subsequent fuel starvation and loss of engine power.
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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.
