ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 358433
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| Date: | Tuesday 15 August 1995 |
| Time: | 10:45 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-18-150 |
| Owner/operator: | U.s Border Patrol |
| Registration: | N2357Z |
| MSN: | 18-8109016 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1980 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 8329 hours |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING O-320-A2A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Brackettville, TX -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Del Rio, TX (KDRT) |
| (55XS) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PILOT REPORTED, THAT DURING THE LANDING ROLL, WITH A LEFT FRONT QUARTERING CROSS WIND, THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT TURNED TO THE LEFT. CORRECTIVE ACTION WAS TAKEN WITHOUT RESULTS. HE THEN APPLIED FULL POWER IN AN ATTEMPT TO 'STRAIGHTEN THE AIRCRAFT WITH THE RUNWAY AND TAKEOFF TO AVOID OTHER PROBLEMS.' AS FULL POWER WAS APPLIED, THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT SWUNG TO THE 'FAR RIGHT AND WOULD NOT RESPOND BACK TO THE LEFT.' THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY, STRUCK A FENCE, AND CAME TO REST ON THE EDGE OF HIGHWAY 131, RESULTING IN STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRFRAME ADJACENT TO THE MAIN LANDING GEAR ATTACHING POINTS. ACCORDING TO THE OPERATOR THE PILOT WAS LANDING ON A HEADING OF 195 DEGREES TO A PRIVATE AIRSTRIP. THE OWNER OF THE AIRSTRIP REPORTED THE WINDS AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT WERE VARIABLE FROM THE EAST AT 10 MPH GUSTING TO 20 MPH, WITH THE WIND SOCK TURNING MORE THAN 30 DEGREES DURING THESE GUSTS.
Probable Cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS, AND FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. A FACTOR RELATING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS: THE VARIABLE CROSSWIND.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB FTW95TA390
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 14-Mar-2024 13:24 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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