ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 260525
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| Date: | Wednesday 12 May 2021 |
| Time: | 13:00 LT |
| Type: | Smith DSA-1 Miniplane |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N179VP |
| MSN: | 1 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 400 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-290 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Elton Hensley Memorial Airport (FTT/KFTT), MO -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Vandalia Airport, IL (VLA/KVLA) |
| Fulton, MO | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot reported he was landing his tailwheel-equipped airplane when on touchdown, the airplane's right wing lifted and the pilot lost control. The airplane nosed over and impacted on the runway. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the vertical stabilizer and upper rear fuselage near the bulkhead. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. At the time of the accident, the pilot was landing the airplane on runway 36 with wind from 060o at 11 knots with gusts to 17 knots.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane during landing in gusty crosswinds.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CEN21LA217
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/N179VP
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-May-2021 22:07 | Captain Adam | Added |
| 06-Jul-2022 06:39 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
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