ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 212484
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| Date: | Sunday 11 March 2018 |
| Time: | 12:00 |
| Type: | Johnson Gerald CR-1 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N142DT |
| MSN: | 01 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2008 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 881 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental C90-8F |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Altamont, NY -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Sharon Springs, NY |
| Altamont, NY | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot of the ski-equipped airplane reported that, while on approach to a snow-covered airstrip, there was a quartering right gusting crosswind. He added that, about 100 ft above the ground, the right wing rose, and he attempted to correct to no avail. He added that the airplane was about 90° off of course to the left, and he chose to go between two trees. Subsequently, the left wing impacted a tree and separated from the airplane, and the airplane came to rest nose down.
The airplane sustained substantial damage to the fuselage and left wing.
The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
The automated weather observation system about 9 nautical miles from the accident site reported that, about the time of the accident, the wind was from 280° at 12 knots, gusting to 21 knots. The pilot landed on runway 26.
Probable Cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain the runway heading during the approach in gusting crosswind conditions.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 22-Jun-2018 07:38 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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