Case Study #08

Tree Landing – Skylark Field Airport (KILE), Killeen, Texas, USA – Brian Douglas BA-100 [FLIT]

TYPE: FLIT

Event: Tree Landing – Skylark Field Airport (KILE), Killeen, Texas, USA – Brian Douglas BA-100

Location: Skylark Field Airport (KILE), Killeen, Texas, USA

GPS Coords: Latitude: 31° 5’40.35″N  Longitude: 97°40’55.33″W

Date: 2013/08/10

Outcome: Engine failure, resulting in landing in trees.

Airframe: Repairable

Fatalities/Souls on Board: 0/1

Relevant News/Blogs:

• http://amazing2013.blogspot.com/2013/08/plane-crash-lands-on-top-of-trees.html
• http://www.kathrynsreport.com/2013/08/brian-douglas-ba-100-n27bd-accident.html

Tree Landing – Skylark Field Airport (KILE), Killeen, Texas, USA – Brian Douglas BA-100

Source: https://youtu.be/i8C90Y_P3ME

FLIT-option, post EFATO

Source: Youtube https://youtu.be/i8C90Y_P3ME

Seconds before impact

Source: Youtube https://youtu.be/i8C90Y_P3ME

Accident Location

Source: Google Earth

Latitude: 31° 5’40.35″N Longitude: 97°40’55.33″W