ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 156193
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| Date: | 01-JUN-2013 |
| Time: | 10:30 |
| Type: |  Ayres S-2R Thrush |
| Owner/operator: | Tri County Sprayers Inc |
| Registration: | N4946X |
| MSN: | 5007R |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Hamlin Municipal Airport - 14F, Hamlin, TX -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | Hamlin, TX (14F) |
| Hamlin, TX (14F) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
During the landing, the airplane encountered a strong, gusting right crosswind. The pilot attempted to perform a go-around; however, the airplane ground-looped. The prevailing wind resulted in a right quartering tailwind with a gusting crosswind component of 23 knots. The maximum crosswind velocity for the accident airplane was 15 miles per hour; therefore, the calculated crosswind component exceeded the capability of the airplane. The pilot should not have landed with a crosswind that exceeded the airplane's capabilities. The pilot reported no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Probable Cause: The pilot's decision to land the airplane with a crosswind that exceeded the airplane's capabilities.
Sources:
NTSB
FAA register: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=4946X
Accident investigation:
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Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 23 Jul 2005 | N4946X | Tri County Sprayers Inc. | 0 | Hamlin, Texas | |
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Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-Jun-2013 23:58 | Geno | Added |
| 03-Jun-2013 22:09 | Geno | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:28 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 29-Nov-2017 08:47 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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