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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Aviat Aircr A-1B · Worcester, MA · October 19, 2009

Date: October 19, 2009 · 10:15 local
Place: Worcester, MA
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N36HY
Reported as: Aviat Aircr A-1B
Reported engine: Lycoming 0-360-A1D
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 190 total190 in this make and model70 in the last 90 days

N36HYRegistered now · Aviat A-1BS/N 2154 · Built 2001 Airframe modelAviat A-1B Engine modelLycoming O-360-A1PReciprocating

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What happened

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

Aircraft made an approach and landing in Worcester, MA (korh) to runway 29. Runway 33 was available. Winds were reported to be 330 at 9 knots at the time of the incident. The pilot reported landing with a crosswind and the upwind wing lifted due to the crosswind and inappropriate crosswind correction. The pilot attempted to recover and lost control of the aircraft. The aircraft departed the right side of the runway, and came to rest approximately 150 degrees in the opposite direction of the runway heading as evidenced in police report and pictures taken by airport police officials. Minor damage resulted from the loss of control. The left wingtip contacted the ground and was damaged as was the left main landing gear center cap.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT MADE AN APPROACH AND LANDING IN WORCESTER, MA (KORH) TO RUNWAY 29. RUNWAY 33 WAS AVAILABLE. WINDS WERE REPORTED TO BE 330 AT 9 KNOTS AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. THE PILOT REPORTED LANDING WITH A CROSSWIND AND THE UPWIND WING LIFTED DUE TO THE CROSSWIND AND INAPPROPRIATE CROSSWIND CORRECTION. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO RECOVER AND LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY, AND CAME TO REST APPROXIMATELY 150 DEGREES IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION OF THE RUNWAY HEADING AS EVIDENCED IN POLICE REPORT AND PICTURES TAKEN BY AIRPORT POLICE OFFICIALS. MINOR DAMAGE RESULTED FROM THE LOSS OF CONTROL. THE LEFT WINGTIP CONTACTED THE GROUND AND WAS DAMAGED AS WAS THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR CENTER CAP.