# Accident 20090627011749A: Amtr MONSOON, Konona, NY, June 27, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 27, 2009, 12:50 local time
- Place: Konona, NY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N308AA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N308AA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Apollo MONSOON (registry code 060005H, https://openairdocs.org/model/apollo-monsoon) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 582DCDI (registry code 55562, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-582dcdi) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR MONSOON
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX582
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 38 total, 10 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090627011749A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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