ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 215957
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| Date: | Tuesday 2 October 2018 |
| Time: | 10:15 |
| Type: | Airborne Windsports XT 912-B |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N20179 |
| MSN: | XT912-113 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2005 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 373 hours |
| Engine model: | Rotax 912UL |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Aero Estates Airport (T25), Frankston, TX -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Taxi |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Frankston, TX (T25) |
| Frankston, TX (T25) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot reported that, during landing, the weight-shift-controlled aircraft landed slightly "crooked," the steering bar "jerked a bit side to side," and the front wheel dug into the turf runway. Subsequently, the aircraft rolled onto its right side.
The aircraft sustained substantial damage to its wing.
The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the aircraft that would have precluded normal operation.
Probable Cause: The pilot's improper landing flare, which resulted in the weight-shift-controlled aircraft landing crooked on a turf runway.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
FAA register: https://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=20179%20
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Oct-2018 17:44 | Geno | Added |
| 02-Oct-2018 19:11 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Source, Narrative, Plane category] |
| 03-Oct-2018 17:23 | Geno | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Phase, Source, Narrative, Plane category] |
| 10-Jun-2019 06:47 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, Plane category, Accident report, ] |
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