ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 291719
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| Date: | Thursday 12 October 2006 |
| Time: | 21:00 LT |
| Type: | Aeronca 65-TAC |
| Owner/operator: | Donald Felps |
| Registration: | N36687 |
| MSN: | L1141TA |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2520 hours |
| Engine model: | Teledyne Continental A-65-8 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Fredricksburg, Texas -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Sonora, TX |
| Fredricksburg, TX (T82) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The 1,019-hour private pilot lost control of the tailwheel-equipped airplane after encountering a wind shift while landing on runway 14. The pilot reported that after checking the automated weather service station and windsock at the arrival airport, he attempted to land the single-engine airplane with a prevailing right crosswind on the dry 5,002-foot long asphalt runway. The pilot reported holding the control inputs to correct for the crosswind and suddenly encountering a wind shift from the left. The pilot indicated in the accident report (NTSB Form 6120.1), that after the main wheels touched down, the left wing lifted and the nose of the airplane turned left into the wind. The airplane then exited the left side of the 75-foot wide runway and initiated a ground loop on the wet grass adjacent to the runway. The fuselage of the airplane sustained structural damage and the pilot and passenger were not injured. The automated weather observation station on the field reported scattered skies with 10 miles visibility, with winds from 270 degrees at 6 knots.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to compensate for the existing wind conditions. A contributing factor was the prevailing crosswind.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB DFW07CA013
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Oct-2022 18:08 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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