PAINESVILLE, OH, USA
N3992A
TOMISHIN W-8
THE PLT/OWNER OF THE HOMEBUILT AIRCRAFT WAS MAKING A LOCAL FLIGHT TO DETERMINE THE FLT CHARACTERISTICS WITH A LARGER WING INSTALLED ON THE ACFT. THE PLT REPORTED THAT WHILE IN FLIGHT AN OIL LEAK DEVELOPED FROM THE AREA OF THE PROPELLER. THE OIL COATED THE WINDSHIELD AND OBSCURED HIS VISION. HE ELECTED TO ATTEMPT A LDG ON THE SOD SURFACE TO THE RIGHT OF THE RWY. THE PLT REPTD THAT DURING LANDING ROLL, THE ACFT DRIFTED INTO A PLOWED FIELD AND NOSED OVER.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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