# Accident 19890514011509A: Brosrd MH1521M, Big Rapids, MI, May 14, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 14, 1989, 13:00 local time
- Place: Big Rapids, MI
- Airport: Roben-Hood Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.6991° N, 85.4791° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.6991&lon=-85.4791&mi=10
- Aircraft: N163MH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N163MH-2018-05-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Avions Max Holste MH 1521 BROUSSARD (registry code 0911010, https://openairdocs.org/model/avions-max-holste-mh-1521-broussard) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R-985 series (registry code 52008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BROSRD MH1521M
- Reported engine: PWA R985AN1
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 497 total, 39 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI89LA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI89LA088) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890514011509A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

GUST BLEW TAIL TO LEFT ON LANDING ROLL. HIT LEFT BRAKE. AIRCRAFT GROUND LOOPED, BENT LEFT WING AND BLEW A TIRE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI89LA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI89LA088), May 14, 1989: Avions Max Holste MH 1521 (N163MH), Big Rapids, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: INADEQUATE COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS BY THE PILOT AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. THE THE VARIABLE/GUSTY/CROSSWIND CONDITION WAS CONSIDERED TO BE A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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