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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Aircraft · Langdon, ND · July 31, 1997

Date
July 31, 1997
Place
Langdon, ND
Airport
Robertson Field Airport
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
CGPNX
Fatal injuries
0

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Aircraft landed, ran off end of runway and left main gear and propeller damaged. (-23) during the accident investigation it was revealed that the pilot and aircraft are both of canadian registry. The accident involved loss of directional control resulting in damage to the aircraft caused by its striking a taxi way sign. The loss of control was contributed to by the design of the aircraft. The vertical surfaces necessary for adequate crosswind control are extremely limited in this design. The pilot's competencyin recogniz ing this limitation are also a factor. Aircraft records indicate that the experimental area of operation was exceeded by the pilot.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT LANDED, RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY AND LEFT MAIN GEAR AND PROPELLER DAMAGED. (-23) DURING THE ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION IT WAS REVEALED THAT THE PILOT AND AIRCRAFT ARE BOTH OF CANADIAN REGISTRY. THE ACCIDENT INVOLVED LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL RESULTING IN DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT CAUSED BY ITS STRIKING A TAXI WAY SIGN. THE LOSS OF CONTROL WAS CONTRIBUTED TO BY THE DESIGN OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE VERTICAL SURFACES NECESSARY FOR ADEQUATE CROSSWIND CONTROL ARE EXTREMELY LIMITED IN THIS DESIGN. THE PILOT'S COMPETENCYIN RECOGNIZ ING THIS LIMITATION ARE ALSO A FACTOR. AIRCRAFT RECORDS INDICATE THAT THE EXPERIMENTAL AREA OF OPERATION WAS EXCEEDED BY THE PILOT.