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FAA accident report · Amtr MONSOON · Konona, NY · June 27, 2009

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Date
June 27, 2009 · 12:50 local
Place
Konona, NY
Phase of flight
Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N308AA
Reported as
Amtr Monsoon
Reported engine
ROTAX ROTAX582
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Student
Pilot’s flight hours
38 total10 in this make and model5 in the last 90 days
N308AARegistered now · Apollo MONSOONS/N 00002 · Built 2007Airframe modelApollo MONSOONEngine modelRotax 582DCDI2 cycle

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What happened

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

(-23) On 06/27/2009 privacy data omitted a student pilot based at Konona airpark, Konona, n.y. took off from runway 33 in aircraft N308AA, an apollo Monsoon light sport aircraft, weight shift control to fly in the local area. privacy data omitted The airpark manager stated he contacted privacy data omitted by radio and informed him that the national weather service was predicting thunderstorms for the area. privacy data omittedSaid he was going to go north of the airpark as he had 8 gallons of fuel and would wait for the storm to pass. At approximately 1250 local time the PIC attempted to land on runway 15 and departed the runway and the aircraft struck a row of small trees and the left wing contacted the runway and the aircraft rolled over. The airpark manager stated the windsock was "straight out" showing a crosswind on runway 15. The maximum crosswind capbilities of the Monsoon as placared on the instrument panel is 14 mph. privacy data omitted Student license was limited to 10 knots of wind. The grass runway was set from the thunderstorm that had just passed the area. The aircraft was substantially damaged and the PIC seriously injured and transported to the hospital. The aircraft had a current condition inspection.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON 06/27/2009 ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ A STUDENT PILOT BASED AT KONONA AIRPARK, KONONA, N.Y. TOOK OFF FROM RUNWAY 33 IN AIRCRAFT N308AA, AN APOLLO MONSOON LIGHT SPORT AIRCRAFT, WEIGHT SHIFT CONTROL TO FLY IN THE LOCAL AREA. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ THE AIRPARK MANAGER STATED HE CONTACTED ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ BY RADIO AND INFORMED HIM THAT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAS PREDICTING THUNDERSTORMS FOR THE AREA. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^SAID HE WAS GOING TO GO NORTH OF THE AIRPARK AS HE HAD 8 GALLONS OF FUEL AND WOULD WAIT FOR THE STORM TO PASS. AT APPROXIMATELY 1250 LOCAL TIME THE PIC ATTEMPTED TO LAND ON RUNWAY 15 AND DEPARTED THE RUNWAY AND THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A ROW OF SMALL TREES AND THE LEFT WING CONTACTED THE RUNWAY AND THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED OVER. THE AIRPARK MANAGER STATED THE WINDSOCK WAS "STRAIGHT OUT" SHOWING A CROSSWIND ON RUNWAY 15. THE MAXIMUM CROSSWIND CAPBILITIES OF THE MONSOON AS PLACARED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL IS 14 MPH. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STUDENT LICENSE WAS LIMITED TO 10 KNOTS OF WIND. THE GRASS RUNWAY WAS SET FROM THE THUNDERSTORM THAT HAD JUST PASSED THE AREA. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AND THE PIC SERIOUSLY INJURED AND TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL. THE AIRCRAFT HAD A CURRENT CONDITION INSPECTION.