ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 212390
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| Date: | Wednesday 20 June 2018 |
| Time: | 12:45 |
| Type: |  AMD Alarus CH 2000 |
| Owner/operator: | Bald Eagle Flying Club |
| Registration: | N239AM |
| MSN: | 20-1039 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2004 |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-235 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Plum Island Airport (2B2), Newburyport, MA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Portland, ME (PWM) |
| Newburyport, MA (2B2) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The private pilot reported that, after a personal, cross-country flight, he entered the traffic pattern at the destination airport and noted a 20° left crosswind between 9 and 11 knots. The final approach was stable, but after crossing the threshold, the airplane descended and drifted left over grass adjacent to the runway. Because the airplane was not over the runway, the pilot chose to conduct a go-around and added full power, but the left main landing gear struck the grass next to the runway. The airplane did not climb and continued drifting left. The pilot retracted the flaps in an attempt to gain altitude; however, the airplane still did not climb, and the stall warning horn activated. He pushed the yoke forward to avoid a stall, and the airplane touched down on the grass and then impacted trees, which resulted in substantial damage to the wings and fuselage.
The pilot reported that there were no mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that contributed to the accident. A stand of trees was located left of the runway. It is possible that the trees blocked the crosswind when the airplane descended below treetop level and that the pilot did not adequately compensate for the existing winds during the final approach and landing flare.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to adequately compensate for existing crosswind conditions during the final approach and landing flare, which led to the airplane drifting left of the runway, and his delayed decision to go around, which resulted in the airplane touching down in the grass next to the runway and a subsequent collision with trees.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
FAA register: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=239AM
Location
Media:
Plum Island Airport (2B2), Newburyport, MA, USA - Emergency crews responding around 12:40 p.m. to a report of a crash found a small aircraft that had gone into the woods after landing at the airport.https://t.co/nkc6qvLDt8 pic.twitter.com/CR3vZQRg1W
— Planes Of Legend (@PlanesOfLegend) 21 juin 2018
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Jun-2018 19:27 | Captain Adam | Added |
| 20-Jun-2018 20:11 | Geno | Updated [Time, Location, Phase, Destination airport, Source] |
| 21-Jun-2018 05:30 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Source, Embed code] |
| 21-Jun-2018 05:30 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Time, Embed code] |
| 17-Jul-2018 14:31 | nachtaluci | Updated [Departure airport] |
| 01-May-2019 09:18 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative, Accident report, ] |
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