ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 17504
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| Date: | Monday 7 April 2008 |
| Time: | 17:30 |
| Type: |  Van's RV-6A |
| Owner/operator: | Mbp Aviation Inc. |
| Registration: | N551MP |
| MSN: | 23375 |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | French Lick, IN -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Lagrange, GA (LGC) |
| Bolingbrook, IL (IC5) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot reported that he was landing the amateur-built, experimental airplane on runway 26 with the local winds reported as 260 degrees at 4 knots. He reported that as the airplane was touching down, the left wing came up and the right wing and nose wheel touched down on the runway at the same time. The right wingtip sustained substantial damage and the nose gear folded under the fuselage. The pilot reported there was a "valley on either side of the runway" which "funneled a crosswind" of greater velocity than the winds of the surrounding area.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to compensate for the crosswind condition and maintain control of the airplane. A factor was the crosswind.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Apr-2008 21:02 | Fusko | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:14 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:16 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:20 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 03-Dec-2017 10:45 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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