ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 174993
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| Date: | Tuesday 31 March 2015 |
| Time: | 14:35 |
| Type: | Just Highlander |
| Owner/operator: | G-DAWG LLC |
| Registration: | N376CG |
| MSN: | JAESC0141 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2009 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2568 hours |
| Engine model: | Rotax 914 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Just Aircraft airstrip, Walhalla, Oconee County, SC -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Executive |
| Departure airport: | Walhalla, SC (PVT) |
| Walhalla, SC (PVT) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The private pilot was demonstrating the experimental, light sport airplane to a potential buyer. The wind was calm when they departed, but gusty when they returned about 30 minutes later. Due to the runway’s sloping terrain, all takeoffs were performed in one direction and all landings in the opposite direction. The pilot estimated that a 20-mph tailwind prevailed during final approach, gusting to between 25 and 30 mph. The airplane approached the runway too fast, and the pilot conducted a go-around. He increased the engine power to full, and the airplane began to climb, but as it approached trees at the end of the runway, it encountered a wind gust and stopped climbing. The airplane then impacted a treetop, descended, and impacted the ground.
Examination of the wreckage did not reveal evidence of any preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation nor did the pilot report any anomalies. The recorded wind about the time of the accident at an airport located 10 miles east of the accident site indicated that a 12-knot tailwind, gusting to 21 knots, existed.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airplane control during a go-around in gusting tailwind conditions, which resulted in a collision with trees.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 13 August 2011 | N376CG | G-dawg LLC | 0 | Abingdon, Virginia | |
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| Runway excursion | ||||||
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Photo: FAA
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 31-Mar-2015 19:49 | gerard57 | Added |
| 31-Mar-2015 20:02 | gerard57 | Updated [Aircraft type, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Source, Narrative] |
| 31-Mar-2015 20:04 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 31-Mar-2015 22:17 | Geno | Updated [Location, Phase, Destination airport, Source] |
| 01-Apr-2015 16:25 | Geno | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Source, Damage] |
| 16-Apr-2015 22:12 | Geno | Updated [Time, Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:30 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 08-Mar-2018 11:24 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 08-Mar-2018 11:32 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative, Photo, ] |
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