ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 355470
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| Date: | Thursday 31 July 1997 |
| Time: | 15:30 LT |
| Type: |  Velocity VELOCITY ELITE RG |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | C-GPNX |
| MSN: | DM-288 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 32 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming IO-360 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Langdon, ND -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | SASKATCHEWAN (JS4) |
| Grankd Forks, ND (GFK | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
According to the pilot, the winds along the route were from 240 degrees at 20-30 knots, and '...all airports in the vicinity that had fuel, had a runway (paved) heading of 32/14.' Devils Lake, 42 nautical miles southwest of Langdon, was reporting winds from 230 at 11 knots at about the time of the accident. The pilot elected to land at Robertson Field on runway 32 to refuel. During the landing roll, the airplane skidded off the right side of the runway, striking a taxiway sign located 100 feet prior to the departure end of runway 32. According to a witness, the airplane landed long and fast, then skidded in a tight circle before coming to rest. The pilot added in his report that he 'could not hold plane on runway or stop quickly enough.'
Probable Cause: failure of the pilot to maintain directional control during the landing roll. The crosswind and proximity of the taxiway sign were related factors.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CHI97LA238
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Mar-2024 12:21 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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