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| Date: | Tuesday 20 August 2024 |
| Time: | 18:00 |
| Type: | CLASS BushCaddy R-80 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N335BE |
| MSN: | BCLSA(AT)148 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2008 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 213 hours |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | West Virginia International Yeager Airport (CRW/KCRW), Charleston, WV -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Charlottesville-Albemarle Airport, VA (CHO/KCHO) |
| Charleston-Yeager Airport, WV (CRW/KCRW) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot was landing the tailwheel-equipped airplane at the end of an uneventful cross-country flight. During the landing roll the airplane “weathervane[d]' into the prevailing left crosswind, and then began to swerve as the pilot made corrections with inputs to the rudder and ailerons. The airplane continued to swerve, resulting in a ground loop to the left. During the ground loop, the right main landing gear collapsed, and the right wing subsequently struck the runway, resulting in substantial damage.
The pilot reported that there were no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane while landing in a crosswind, which resulted in a ground loop and subsequent landing gear collapse.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ERA24LA356
https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=194976
https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=335BE
https://www.flightaware.com/live/flight/N335BE/history/20240820/1938Z/KCHO/KCRW
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Photo: FAA
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Aug-2024 06:04 | gerard57 | Added |
| 21-Aug-2024 06:45 | ASN | Updated [Location, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 21-Aug-2024 08:27 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Total occupants, Location, Departure airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, Category, ] |
| 30-Aug-2024 21:27 | Captain Adam | Updated [Time, Source, Damage, Narrative, Accident report, ] |
| 30-Sep-2024 11:44 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Other fatalities, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category, ] |
| 01-Oct-2024 11:31 | Captain Adam | Updated [Time, Operator, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Photo, ] |
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