ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 196570
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| Date: | Friday 7 July 2017 |
| Time: | 15:15 |
| Type: |  Rainbow SkyReach BushCat |
| Owner/operator: | Overwatch Tools LLC. |
| Registration: | N253BC |
| MSN: | CH143B |
| Year of manufacture: | 2013 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 169 hours |
| Engine model: | Rotax 912ULS |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Hertford County, NNW of Winton, NC -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Chesapeake, VA (KPVG) |
| Chesapeake, VA (KPVG) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot of the float-equipped airplane reported that he overflew the river where he planned to land about 1,000 ft above the water. He observed “negligible surface clues” indicating wind direction and recalled that a nearby “ATIS” reported the wind as “light” and from the southwest, so he decided to land to the south. He added that, following a normal landing touchdown, as the airplane was slowing, a “sudden moderate to severe gust of wind came from the right to left.” He added that he “inputted right stick to counter” the wind gust and applied power to “go-around,” but the airplane nosed over forward and to the left.
The fuselage, empennage, and both wings sustained substantial damage.
The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
An automated weather observation station 14 nautical miles (nm) southwest from the accident site reported, about the time of the accident, wind from 340° at 3 knots. The departure airport about 30 nm northeast reported, about the time the pilot departed, wind from 300° at 4 knots. The pilot reported that the wind was from the southwest, gusting to 10 to 15 knots. He added that the landing direction was to the south.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain proper lateral/bank control during the landing in gusting wind conditions, which resulted in a nose-over into water.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
FAA register: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=253BC
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Jul-2017 01:21 | Geno | Added |
| 08-Jul-2017 22:18 | Geno | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Destination airport, Source] |
| 16-Nov-2017 07:44 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Operator, Other fatalities, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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