# Accident 19950519012069A: Tmpson NAVION*, Sturgis, MI, May 19, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 19, 1995, 15:50 local time
- Place: Sturgis, MI
- Airport: Kirsch Municipal Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.8008° N, 85.4191° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8008&lon=-85.4191&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4568K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4568K-1997-03-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ryan NAVION (registry code 6150160, https://openairdocs.org/model/ryan-navion) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TMPSON NAVION*
- Reported engine: CONT IO520B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 190 total, 79 in this make and model, 68 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI95FA153](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95FA153) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950519012069A

## Narrative

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

PILOT UNABLE TO HANDLE CROSSWIND. OVER CONTROLLED ROLLING BOTH WINGS ON RUNWAY THEN NOSE. (-23) WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LAND ON RUNWAY 36 AT STURGIS, MICHIGAN, PILOT LOST CONTROL IN A CROSSWIND. AIRCRAFT HIT RIGHT WING, THEN NOSE, THEN LEFT WING.

## 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 CHI95FA153](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95FA153), May 19, 1995: Ryan Navion (N4568K), Sturgis, MI, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions during the attempted landing and go-around. A factor was the crosswind weather condition.

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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