# Accident 19991201044539A: Howard DGA15P, Daytona Beach, FL, December 1, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 1, 1999, 10:55 local time
- Place: Daytona Beach, FL
- Airport: Spruce Creek Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.1695° N, 81.1395° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.1695&lon=-81.1395&mi=10
- Aircraft: N35RH (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: HOWARD DGA15P
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 595 total, 3 in this make and model, 28 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA00LA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA00LA035) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991201044539A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 MIA00LA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA00LA035), Dec 1, 1999: Howard DGA-15P (N35RH), Daytona Beach, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The 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…

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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