# Accident 20100814042419A: Air Creatio CLIPPER 582, Petaluma, CA, August 14, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 14, 2010, 15:29 local time
- Place: Petaluma, CA
- Airport: Liberty Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.2736° N, 122.6850° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2736&lon=-122.6850&mi=10
- Aircraft: N468DW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N468DW-2018-02-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Air Creation CLIPPER 582S (registry code 05901HK, https://openairdocs.org/model/air-creation-clipper-582s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 582SER (registry code 55556, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-582ser) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIR CREATIO CLIPPER 582
- Reported engine: ROTAX 582
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Sport pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 610 total, 610 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR10CA403](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10CA403) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100814042419A

## Narrative

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

WHILE SLOWING TO TOUCHDOWN A QUARTERING GUST OF WIND MADE THE AIRCRAFT UNSTABLE AND DUMPED IT TO THE LEFT ON ITS SIDE. THIS RESULTED IN A HARD LANDING AND TUMBLE WHICH BROKE THE CENTER SUPPORT AND CAUSED THE PROP TO STRIKE THE FRAME GRINDING OFF SEVERAL INCHES OF THE PROPELLER. THE PILOT RECEIVED A DISLOCATED SHOULDER AND HAD TO BE TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL. THE PASSENGER HAD MINOR BUMPS AND SCRATCHES AND WAS TREATED AND 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 WPR10CA403](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10CA403), Aug 14, 2010: Air Creation Clipper 582S (N468DW), Petaluma, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper flare, resulting in a hard landing and nose over.

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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