# Accident 20081021852039A: Royse AVIDCAEROBAT, Hollister, CA, October 21, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 21, 2008, 14:50 local time
- Place: Hollister, CA
- Airport: Frazier Lake Airpark
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.9533° N, 121.4656° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.9533&lon=-121.4656&mi=10
- Aircraft: N967DR, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N967DR-2018-08-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Royse David AVID C AEROBAT (registry code 05628DB, https://openairdocs.org/model/royse-david-avid-c-aerobat) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 582SER (registry code 55556, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-582ser) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROYSE AVIDCAEROBAT
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 319 total, 123 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR09CA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09CA020) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20081021852039A

## Narrative

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

(-23) N967DR WAS CAUGHT BY A SEVERE NORTHERLY CROSSWIND WHILE APPROACHING SHORT FINAL AT FRAZIER LAKE AIRPORT (1C9).  PILOT STATED HE TRIED TO CORRECT FOR CROSSWIND BUT WAS UNABLE AND THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER ON IT'S BACK.  PILOT WAS ABLE TO EXIT AIRCRAFT AND WALK AWAY.  PILOT SUFFERED A DEEP GASH TO HIS FOREHEAD AND WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL WHERE HE RECEIVED NUMEROUS STITCHES TO HIS FOREHEAD AND WAS RELEASED.

## 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 WPR09CA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09CA020), Oct 21, 2008: Royse David Avid C Aerobat (N967DR), Hollister, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for the wind conditions and failure to maintain airplane control during the landing flare. Contributing to the accident were the gusty wind conditions.

## Other reports on N967DR (1)

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

- [Incident 20100206028059I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100206028059I), Feb 6, 2010: Royse David AVID C AERO (N967DR), Chandler, AZ, No damage. On 02/06/2010, an experimental amateur built aircraft, N967DR experienced a loss of power during climb. The pilot notified ATC and landed in a dirt field near…

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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