ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 308522
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| Date: | Saturday 21 May 2022 |
| Time: | 14:40 LT |
| Type: |  Glasair GlaStar |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N171JV |
| MSN: | 5916 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2010 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 331 hours |
| Engine model: | Superior O-360 SERIES |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Beckley, West Virginia -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Dawswon, WV (KPVT) |
| Beckley, WV | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The private pilot was attempting to land on the runway in gusty wind conditions. During the landing flare, the airplane encountered a gust of wind and it climbed back into the air and yawed. The pilot increased engine power and added right rudder input in an attempt to correct the airplane's heading, but the airplane subsequently departed the runway surface and struck an embankment. During the excursion the empennage separated from the fuselage and the landing gear collapsed, resulting in substantial damage to the airframe. The pilot did not report that there were any preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures of the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane while landing in gusting wind conditions.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ERA22LA240
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