# Accident 20090704025249A: Airborne EDGE 582 TR, Fairbanks, AK, July 4, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 4, 2009, 17:00 local time
- Place: Fairbanks, AK
- Airport: Metro Fld
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 64.8039° N, 147.7625° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.8039&lon=-147.7625&mi=10
- Aircraft: N35240, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N35240-2013-10-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Airborne EDGE 582 TRIKE (registry code 05903KA, https://openairdocs.org/model/airborne-edge-582-trike) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 582DCDI (registry code 55562, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-582dcdi) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRBORNE EDGE 582 TR
- Reported engine: ROTAX 582DCDI
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 5 total, 5 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC09CA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC09CA061) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090704025249A

## Narrative

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

PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS PRACTICING TAXING AT A RESIDENTIAL LOCATION AND BECAME AIRBORNE, HE THEN PROCEEDED TO METRO FIELD AND WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LAND ENCOUNTERED A STRONG DOWNDRAFT OR WINDSHEAR. AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED, PILOT RECIEVED MINOR 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 ANC09CA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC09CA061), Jul 5, 2009: Airborne Edge 582 T (N35240), Fairbanks, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane while on approach to land, resulting in an in-flight collision with terrain. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's lack of experience.

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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