ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 291470
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Date: | Wednesday 16 March 2016 |
Time: | 10:15 LT |
Type: | Eichhorn Gary L SKYRAIDER I |
Owner/operator: | Jerry Williford |
Registration: | N8109E |
MSN: | 105 |
Year of manufacture: | 2005 |
Total airframe hrs: | 60 hours |
Engine model: | Rotax 447 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Erwin, North Carolina -
United States of America
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Phase: | Take off |
Nature: | Private |
Departure airport: | Erwin, NC (KPVT) |
Destination airport: | Erwin, NC (KPVT) |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:The pilot/owner reported that he was departing on his first flight in the experimental airplane he had just purchased. He began the takeoff roll to the west and the wind pushed the airplane towards the right side of the runway. He attempted to correct with left rudder, but the airplane continued to the right. He then added left aileron, but the airplane continued right and the right wing struck a tree limb. According to the pilot, "The next thing I knew I was on the ground."
The pilot reported he had 200 total hours of flight experience, and that his experience was divided between both certified and experimental airplanes. He stated that his airplane had no mechanical deficiencies that would have precluded normal operation.
Probable Cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for the wind which resulted in a loss of directional control.
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Report number: | ERA16CA134 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | 3 months |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
NTSB ERA16CA134
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