ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 311103
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| Date: | Friday 7 April 2023 |
| Time: | 16:30 LT |
| Type: |  Van's RV-4 |
| Owner/operator: | private |
| Registration: | N8DU |
| MSN: | 1960 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1989 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 785 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming IO-360-A1B6 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | George T. Lewis Airport (CDK/KCDK), Cedar Key, FL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Orlando Executive Airport, FL (ORL/KORL) |
| Cedar Key, FL (KCDK) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot stated that he entered the traffic pattern at the destination airport and conducted a “stabilized' approach until just prior to touchdown, when the airplane experienced “mechanical turbulence which destabilized the approach.' The pilot initiated a go-around when a wind gust “lifted the right wing.' The airplane departed the left side of the runway and struck trees 100 ft left of the landing surface. The pilot reported there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Probable Cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for gusting wind conditions while landing, which resulted in a loss of directional control.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ERA23LA187
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/N8DU
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Aug-2023 08:05 | ASN Update Bot | Updated |
| 19-Aug-2023 08:05 | harro | Updated |
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