# Incident 19980828027639I: Dhav DHC1B2S3, Burnsville, NC, August 28, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 28, 1998, 12:00 local time
- Place: Burnsville, NC
- Airport: Mountain Aire Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.9163° N, 82.2978° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Burnsville, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9163&lon=-82.2978&mi=10
- Aircraft: N12BH, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N12BH) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dehavilland DHC-1B-2-S3 (registry code 2801738, https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-dhc-1b-2-s3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DHAV DHC1B2S3
- Reported engine: LYC IO540*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,800 total, 200 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980828027639I

## Narrative

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

PILOT CONTACTED UNICOM WHEN APPROXIMATELY FIVE MILES FROM AIRPORT FOR LANDING INFORMATION, UNICOM RELAYED TO THE PILOT THAT THE WINDS WERE GUSTY, BUT DID NOT GIVE ANY VELOCITY. ACCORDING TO A WITNESS THE WIND WAS APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH AND VARIABLE IN REGARD TO DIRECTION. THE PILOT STATED THAT DURING THE APPROACH TO RUNWAY 32 IT WAS BUMPY AND TURBULENT. AT APPROXIMATELY 100-200 FEET AGL HE HAD TO ADD POWER TO COMPENSATE FOR A DOWNDRAFT. THE PILOT STATED HE TOUCHED DOWN APPROXIMATELY 600 FROM THE THRESHOLD OF THE 2700 FOOT LONG RUNWAY. DURING HIS INTIAL DECLERATION HE WAS SHSELTERED FROM THE WIND BY A STEEP HILLSIDE ON HIS RIGHT. AFTER THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED BEYOND THE SHELTERED AREA A GUST OF WIND FROM THE NORTH-NORTHEAST (TO THE RIGHT OF THE AIRCRAFT) CAUGHT THE AIRCRAFT AND TURNED IT TO THE RIGHT. THE PILOT ESTIMATED THE AIRCRAFT WAS TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH. THE PILOT TRIED TO CORRECT FOR THE RIGHT TURN TO NO AVIAL. THE AIRCRAFT PLUMMETED DOWN AN EMBANKMENT ONTO THE GOLF COURSE. PRIOR THE COMING TO A STOP THE RIGHT LANDING GEAR BROKE OFF AND THE PROPELLER WAS DAMAGED WHEN IT STRUCK THE GROUND. THERE WAS NO OTHER APPARENT DAMAGE AND NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT.

## Other reports on N12BH (4)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20140403005331A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140403005331A), Apr 3, 2014: Dehavilland DHC-1B-2-S3 (N12BH), Bayport, NY, Substantial damage. Aircraft (RV-12 N409FM) on landing roll out struck departing aircraft (Dehavilland beaver N12BH) during rotation for take off
- [Incident 19940530036999I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940530036999I), May 30, 1994: Dhav DHC1B2 (N12BH), N Myrile Beach, SC, Minor damage. Landed in rough field due to threatening weather IMC conditions.
- [Incident 19850304014629I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850304014629I), Mar 4, 1985: Dhav DHC1B2 (N12BH), Latta, SC, Minor damage. Diverted and landed due weather. Took off, fuel running low, darkness and headwind a facotr. Landed on road.
- [Accident 19800901040779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800901040779A), Sep 1, 1980: Dhav DHC1B2 (N12BH), Huntersfield, NC, Substantial damage. Engine quit while practicing a back slide acrobatic manuever. Landed in field next to airport. Hit ditch.

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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