# Accident 20050206034039A: Trytek 65CA, Ravenswood, WV, February 6, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 6, 2005, 14:35 local time
- Place: Ravenswood, WV
- Airport: Jackson County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.9297° N, 81.8194° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9297&lon=-81.8194&mi=10
- Aircraft: N33779, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N33779) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aeronca 65-CA (registry code 0190922, https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-65-ca) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C65 series (registry code 17003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TRYTEK 65CA
- Reported engine: CONT A658
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,500 total, 1,400 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC05LA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC05LA049) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050206034039A

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING LANDING ON RUNWAY 22, THE PILOT STATED THAT HE ENCOUNTERED A GUSTY CROSSWIND. WHILE TRYING TO COMPENSATE, THE AIRCRAFT YAWED TO THE RIGHT AND WENT OVER AN EMBANKMENT ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY APPROXIMATELY 240 FEET FROM EDGE OF EMBANKMENT COMING TO REST UPRIGHT AND PARALLEL TO THE RUNWAY. THE ELEVATION WHERE THE AIRCRAFT STOPPED WAS APPROXIMATELY 52 FEET BELOW THE RUNWAY ELEVATION. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE NOSE AND LEFT SIDE OF THE FUSELAGE ALONG WITH THE MAIN LANDING GEAR AND PROPELLER. THERE WAS ONE PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER ON BOARD. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES.

## 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 NYC05LA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC05LA049), Feb 6, 2005: Aeronca 65CA (N33779), Ravenswood, WV, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions and his failure to maintain directional control while landing. A factor in this accident was the crosswind 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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