Hobby Field Airport: Creswell, Oregon
Airport Location: Hobby Field Airport is located 1 mile north
east of Creswell, Oregon.
Airport
History:
Hobby Field Airport Today: Obstructions reported; RC models; Intensive
flight training; Aerobatics; Helicopter operations; Parachuting;
Ultralights; Owned and operated by the City of Creswell, Oregon.
Find Hobby Field Airport Services and Amenities:
About Tiem Aviation; TakeWING; Viper Aviation;
Limousines; Taxis; Rental cars; Food and lodging within 1 mile;
Special Events and
Attractions: Golf;
Airport
Area Accident History:
While approaching the collection point with a load of logs, the
helicopter's power turbine and rotor system experienced a steady-state
overspeed due to the failure of the splines on the shaft that provides
turbine speed input to the turbine governor. Without this input, the
governor erroneously sensed a turbine underspeed, and therefore provided
fuel in excess of that required to maintain the correct speed. The splines
failed due to a significant reduction in the flow of lubricating oil
resulting from the partial blockage of an oil filter outflow orifice. The
outflow orifice became partially blocked because the oil filter screen was
aligned in its housing in a manner that allowed some contaminants to bypass
it. Although the Kaman K-1200 Flight Manual contains an emergency procedure
that allows for the pilot to take manual (non-governed) control of the fuel
input to the engine in the event of a governor failure, the pilot did not
perform the procedure
because he was not able to correctly identify the cause of the sequence of
events. (Dexter
Just after takeoff, the airplane's engine experienced a partial power
loss, so the pilot elected to make an emergency landing on rough terrain
when it appeared that he would not clear trees in his path. During the
pilot's attempts to stop, the airplane nosed over onto its back. A
post-accident inspection determined that the engine's right magneto had
malfunctioned due to the resistance of the secondary coil windings being out
of serviceable limits. Updated at Mar 3 2010 12:25PM
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On August 23, 2009, about 1625 Pacific daylight time, a Piper PA-25 (tow
airplane), N6353Z, collided with terrain about 1/2 - mile north of the
departure end of runway 33 at Hobby Field Airport, Creswell, Oregon. Scotty
Air of Creswell operated the tow airplane under the provisions of 14 Code of
Federal Regulations Part 91. The commercial pilot, the sole occupant of the
airplane, was killed. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no
flight plan was filed for the local flight that originated at Hobby Field
Airport. Witnesses reported the accident airplane departed runway 33 with
N65974, a Schweizer glider, in tow. Shortly after takeoff the tow airplane
impacted terrain and burst into flames. The glider returned to the airport
and landed without further incident. Updated on Sep 10 2009 5:52PM
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The pilot entered the traffic pattern and planned to land on runway 33.
Initially, no traffic was observed in the pattern; however, just before
announcing the base turn another airplane pilot announced that he was
turning base for runway 33. The pilot observed the other airplane, which was
ahead of his airplane, and he extended his downwind leg for spacing. The
pilot indicated that he needed to perform a series of "S" turns to "delay
landing" for spacing with the preceding airplane while heading back to the
runway's center line. The pilot stated that he arrived over the threshold
with above normal sink rate and below normal forward speed. The airplane
bounced on the runway, the pilot lost directional control, and the airplane
ground looped. The airplane came to rest in the grass with a collapsed left
main landing gear. Upon the pilot's subsequent examination of the airframe,
he observed that the left wing spar was cracked. The pilot said that the
airplane's final approach flight path was not stabilized and t at he should
have performed a go-around. Updated at Jan 22 2009 3:43PM
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The pilot reported that he set-up for a landing on runway 15. The pilot
stated that the touchdown was normal, however, the aircraft was slow to
react to the application of brakes. The pilot reduced the throttle to idle
and maintained a straight tracking on the runway. Toward the end of the
landing roll, the pilot reported that the brakes became effective, however,
the aircraft ran off the end of the runway and traveled over the terrain for
about 100 yards before coming to rest. The main landing gear was damaged,
the nosed gear collapsed and the left wing displayed buckling along the
surface and was pulled aft at the wing root. The aircraft had just been
signed off for its annual inspection. No mechanical failures or malfunctions
were reported by the pilot at the time of the accident. A Federal Aviation
Administration Inspector responded to the accident site and reported that a
witness observed the aircraft landing from north to south. The witness
stated
that "the airplane appeared to be traveling too fast towards the end of the
runway to stop by the end." The witness noted a cloud of blue smoke coming
from the wheels before he lost sight of the aircraft just before it ran off
the end of the runway. Skid marks on the runway indicated that the aircraft
touched down long about 600-700 feet from the end of the runway. Inspection
of the landing gear brakes indicated that the brake pads on the left side
were worn beyond their limits.
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The pilot reported that approximately 15 minutes after takeoff, while in
straight and level flight at 4,000 feet MSL, the engine began to run rough
and eventually lost power. After experiencing the loss of engine power, the
pilot initiated a landing to a nearby open field. During the landing roll
out, the airplane encountered tall grass and nosed over resulting in
substantial damage. The pilot reported that post accident examination of the
airplane's engine revealed that the brass carburetor float travel (total
drop travel) was approximately 3/16 of an inch, 5/16 of an inch less than
specified for normal operations. The carburetor float level is a means of
regulating the amount of total fuel delivered to the engine via the metering
jet.
Creswell
Airport Approach/Landing Video:
