N5502Z
We’re still collecting data for this aircraft. Routes appear once we’ve seen it fly enough times.
Safety history
- November 1, 1987Accident
THE FLIGHT WAS RETURNING TO CHENEY FARM FIELD FOR LANDING WHEN THE PILOT CAME IN TOO HIGH AND FAST. HE ADDED POWER, BANKED LEFT AND STARTED A GO AROUND. AT THIS TIME THE ENGINE BACKFIRED AND STARTED MISSING. DURING THE EMERGENCY LANDING IN A PASTURE THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN SHORT OF A FENCE AND FLIPPED OVER. THE PLTS RECOMMENDATION FOR PREVENTION WAS EARLIER DETECTION OF CARB ICING.