ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 236786
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| Date: | Sunday 7 June 2020 |
| Time: | 13:30 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-38-112 Tomahawk |
| Owner/operator: | Tomahawk Flyers LLC |
| Registration: | N2470D |
| MSN: | 38-79A0325 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1978 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 8054 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-235 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Cumberland-Greater Cumberland Regional Airport, MD (CBE/KCBE) -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Manassas, VA (HEF) |
| Cumberland-Greater Cumberland Regional Airport, MD (CBE/KCBE) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot reported that after a stabilized approach to land, during the touchdown a gust of wind caused the left wing to raise and go "vertical" or "knife edge." He immediately applied full power to go-around, however, the airplane was banking and drifting to the right and before the airplane could climb, it impacted terrain to the right of the runway and skidded down a ravine. The left and right wings sustained substantial damage. The pilot reported that there were no preimpact mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane.
About the time of the accident the weather observation at the airport included wind from a heading of 320° at 9 knots, gusting to 18 knots. The calculated crosswind component for the landing on runway 5 was 14 knots.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing and the subsequent go-around in gusting crosswind conditions.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
FAA register: https://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=N2470D
NTSB ERA20CA209
Location
Images:
Photo: FAA
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Jun-2020 03:52 | Geno | Added |
| 26-Mar-2021 10:14 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
| 26-Mar-2021 10:22 | harro | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative, Photo] |
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