ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 345560
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| Date: | Thursday 14 September 2023 |
| Time: | 15:05 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna L-19 Bird Dog |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N5269G |
| MSN: | 21471 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1951 |
| Engine model: | Continental O-470 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Cortland County Airport-Chase Field (N03), Cortland, NY -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Rutland Airport, VT (RUT/KRUT) |
| Cortland-Cortland County Airport-Chase Field (N03), NY | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The multi-segment cross-country flight was the pilot's first time flying the tailwheel-equipped airplane. Arriving at the destination airport, the pilot noted quartering gusts when he cleared a tree line to land on the asphalt runway. Following touchdown, the airplane pulled to the right and he applied left brake to correct; however, the airplane nosed over. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the wings, empennage, and fuselage. Postaccident examination of the brakes revealed no evidence of any preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions that would have precluded normal operation. The recorded wind at the nearest weather reporting facility, about 13 miles southwest of the accident airport, was a quartering right crosswind at 12 knots, gusting to 19 knots at the time of the accident.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control while landing in a gusting crosswind, which resulted in a noseover. Contributing was the pilot's lack of familiarity with the airplane.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ERA23LA374
FAA register: https://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/Search/NNumberResult
https://www.flightaware.com/live/flight/N5269G/history/20230914/1818Z/NY23/L%2042.64850%20-76.12781
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Sep-2023 04:08 | Geno | Added |
| 15-Sep-2023 05:30 | harro | Updated |
| 04-Oct-2023 19:59 | Captain Adam | Updated |
| 16-Nov-2023 14:22 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 16-Nov-2023 14:22 | harro | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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