ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 147151
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Date: | Thursday 26 July 2012 |
Time: | 14:00 |
Type: | Bayliss Xair |
Owner/operator: | Private |
Registration: | N8076E |
MSN: | 759 |
Engine model: | Rotax 582 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Houlton International Airport - KHUL, Houlton, ME -
United States of America
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Phase: | Landing |
Nature: | Private |
Departure airport: | Houlton, ME (HUL) |
Destination airport: | Houlton, ME (HUL) |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:The pilot stated that, during the landing flare, he lost directional control of the airplane due to a crosswind. The airplane departed the left side of the runway and collided with the ground, sustaining substantial damage to the fuselage. The pilot reported a variable-direction wind of 5 knots, gusting to 14 knots. The pilot stated that there were no mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operations.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing flare in a gusting crosswind, which resulted in a runway excursion.
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Report number: | ERA12CA485 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | 2 months |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
NTSB
FAA register:
http://bangordailynews.com/2012/07/27/news/aroostook/houlton-man-77-uninjured-after-crashing-plane-during-landing/ https://www.faa.gov/data_research/accident_incident/preliminary_data/events01/media/05_8076E.txt http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=8076E Location
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
27-Jul-2012 19:34 |
Geno |
Added |
28-Jul-2012 13:23 |
Alpine Flight |
Updated [Time, Damage, Narrative] |
21-Dec-2016 19:28 |
ASN Update Bot |
Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
27-Nov-2017 20:54 |
ASN Update Bot |
Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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