ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 233143
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| Date: | Friday 21 February 2020 |
| Time: | 12:15 |
| Type: |  Orlican L-60SF Brigadýr |
| Owner/operator: | Deutsch American Trading Llc |
| Registration: | N71GC |
| MSN: | 150827 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1958 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3925 hours |
| Engine model: | Walter M462RF |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Frederick Municipal Airport (FDK/KFDK), Frederick, MD -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Frederick, MD (FDK) |
| Frederick, MD (FDK) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot reported that he was practicing landings as part of a check-out flight. During the final approach, the airplane ballooned slightly, which the pilot attributed to a wind gust. He flared the balloon and then touched down, and the airplane began to veer left. He attempted to correct with full right rudder, right brake, and left aileron. As the airplane came to a stop on the runway, the right main landing gear buckled, and the right wing struck the runway. The airport's automated weather observation station reported that, about the time of the accident, the wind was calm; however, the pilot reported that, after he egressed from the airplane, he saw that the windsock indicated a crosswind. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airplane control during the approach, which resulted in the airplane ballooning and then veering left upon landing and the right wing impacting the runway.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
FAA register: https://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=71GC
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Feb-2020 22:14 | Geno | Added |
| 21-Feb-2020 23:47 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Nature, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 22-Feb-2020 12:43 | harro | Updated [Time] |
| 01-Sep-2020 16:56 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Operator, Total occupants, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, Accident report, ] |
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