19991201044539A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Howard DGA15P · Daytona Beach, FL · December 1, 1999

Date: December 1, 1999 · 10:55 local
Place: Daytona Beach, FL
Airport: Spruce Creek Airport
Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N35RH
NTSB investigation: NTSBMIA00LA035
Reported as: Howard DGA15P
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 595 total3 in this make and model28 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

(-23) Landing r/w 05 at Spruce Creek Airport, Florida. Pilot lost control in a crosswind. Departed runway (left side) impacting a large tree. (.4)the airplane's new owner was familiarizing himself with the landing characteristics of the 1943 Howard DGA-1 in crosswind conditions, with the seller aboard, when he attempted a go-around following a bounced landing that resulted in a loss of control, a skid off the left runway edge, a left wingtip strike of the ground, and collision with a tree.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) LANDING R/W 05 AT SPRUCE CREEK AIRPORT, FLORIDA. PILOT LOST CONTROL IN A CROSSWIND. DEPARTED RUNWAY (LEFT SIDE) IMPACTING A LARGE TREE. (.4)THE AIRPLANE'S NEW OWNER WAS FAMILIARIZING HIMSELF WITH THE LANDING CHARACTERISTICS OF THE 1943 HOWARD DGA-1 IN CROSSWIND CONDITIONS, WITH THE SELLER ABOARD, WHEN HE ATTEMPTED A GO-AROUND FOLLOWING A BOUNCED LANDING THAT RESULTED IN A LOSS OF CONTROL, A SKID OFF THE LEFT RUNWAY EDGE, A LEFT WINGTIP STRIKE OF THE GROUND, AND COLLISION WITH A TREE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB MIA00LA035Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportDaytona Beach, FLThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during an attempted go-around, and the subsequent wing tip strike of the ground and collision with a tree. A factor in the loss of control was the crosswind conditions present during the landing attempt.Dec 1, 1999 · Substantial damage