ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 354528
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| Date: | Saturday 2 May 1998 |
| Time: | 16:30 LT |
| Type: |  Bellanca 8GCBC |
| Owner/operator: | Fischer Agency, Inc. |
| Registration: | N5043N |
| MSN: | 302-79 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 13373 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-360-C2E |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Usaf Academy, CO -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Executive |
| Departure airport: | (KAFA) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
After towing a glider aloft and releasing it, the pilot returned to the airport and landed on runway 16R. He said the wind was reported to be from the east 'and within crosswind limits.' Upon touchdown, 'an extra strong gust appeared to hit very suddenly and unexpectedly.' The pilot used aileron and rudder in an attempt to maintain runway alignment, but the left wing, then the right wing, contacted the runway, and the airplane veered left, departed the runway, and nosed over. The pilot said the tower had received a warning for wind gusts over 25 knots at about the time he touched down, but had not had time to broadcast this information. There were 'small thunderstorms and nimbocumulus (clouds) all over the area, the nearest about 1-2 miles northeast.' According to the Bellanca 8GCBC Airplane Flight Manual, the demonstrated crosswind velocity is 15 knots. Under the conditions reported by the pilot, the crosswind component was between 25 and 30 knots.
Probable Cause: The pilot exceeding the airplane's crosswind component, and his failure to maintain directional control. Factors were the crosswind and gusts.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB FTW98LA209
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 14 July 2005 | N5043N | Ralph Andrew Young | 0 | Englewood, Colorado | |
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| 18 July 2011 | N5043N | 0 | Kantishna, Alaska | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 11-Mar-2024 15:27 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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