ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 288680
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| Date: | Saturday 6 March 2010 |
| Time: | 17:00 LT |
| Type: |  Aviat A-1C-200 |
| Owner/operator: | Travis Scott |
| Registration: | N134DD |
| MSN: | 3015 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 120 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming IO-360-A1D6 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | St. Johns, Arizona -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Saint Johns Municipal Airport, AZ (SJN/KSJN) |
| Las Cruces Municipal Airport, NM (LRU/KLRU) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot reported that he was departing to the southwest in the tailwheel-equipped airplane. He reported that shortly after liftoff the airplane encountered a gust of wind that "blew the aircraft sideways." Despite the pilot's control inputs, he was unable to recover and the airplane impacted the ground in a nose-low, right bank attitude. The airplane sustained substantial damage to both wings and fuselage. The pilot reported that the winds at the time of the accident were from 200 degrees at 13 knots, gusting to 37 knots. The pilot reported that there were no mechanical deficiencies with the airplane prior to the accident. He noted in his written statement that the accident could have been prevented if he had postponed the departure until wind conditions improved.
Probable Cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for the crosswind gusts and failure to maintain proper runway alignment during takeoff.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB WPR10CA153
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 24 April 2008 | N134DD | GJ Hangar, LLC | 0 | remote airstrip, Bluff, UT | |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 05-Oct-2022 01:07 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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