ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 173267
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| Date: | Sunday 7 March 2004 |
| Time: | 17:15 |
| Type: |  Rans S-12 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N7138K |
| MSN: | 1094523 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 181 hours |
| Engine model: | Rotax 618 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Berthoud, CO -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Berthoud, CO |
| Berthoud, CO | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
According to the pilot, he had entered a left downwind traffic pattern for the east/west runway, intending to land to the east. He "checked the wind sock and it was just fluttering with a very slight, if at all, crosswind... from the north." During the landing flare, he encountered a gust of wind from the north and the airplane stalled approximately 10 feet above the ground. The airplane bounced once and during the second impact with the ground, all three landing gear collapsed, substantially damaging the airplane. According to the FNL METAR (aviation routine weather report) taken at 1715, winds were reported as 150 degrees at 3 knots.
Probable Cause: the pilot's improper flare and his inadequate compensation for wind. The wind gust was a contributing factor.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=20040310X00314&key=1
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 8 December 2011 | N7138K | Private | 0 | Festus, MO | |
sub |
| Loss of control | ||||||
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Jan-2015 11:07 | Noro | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:28 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 07-Dec-2017 17:47 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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