ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 297871
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| Date: | Sunday 19 May 2019 |
| Time: | 12:00 LT |
| Type: |  Flight Design CTSW |
| Owner/operator: | White Falcon LLC |
| Registration: | N153SW |
| MSN: | 07-06-10 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2007 |
| Engine model: | Rotax 912 ULS |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Blairesville, Georgia -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Sanford-Lee County Regional Airport, NC (KTTA) |
| Hazel Green, AL (M38) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot reported that, while on approach for landing on runway 26, the wind was reported to be from 240º at 8 knots. One second later, the wind shifted and was from 180º at 6 knots. The pilot flew the final approach with a left crosswind and crossed the threshold at 50 knots. As he leveled the airplane and was about to touch down at 45 knots, the airplane lifted about 7 ft, and the nose pitched up 20º. The pilot pushed the control stick forward and began to add power, but the airplane "violently slammed" onto the runway, and the left main landing gear collapsed. He added full right rudder and aileron to keep the airplane on the runway, but it veered left into tall grass. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the firewall and engine mount.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airplane control during landing in gusting crosswind conditions, which resulted in a hard landing and landing gear collapse.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB GAA19CA373
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Oct-2022 09:44 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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