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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Air Creation CLIPPER 582S · Enumclaw, WA · September 1, 2011

Date: September 1, 2011 · 17:30 local
Place: Enumclaw, WA
Airport: Enumclaw
Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N5099A
NTSB investigation: NTSBWPR11CA422
Reported as: Air Creation Clipper 582S
Reported engine: ROTAX 582DCDI
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 1
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 125 total23 in this make and model8 in the last 90 days

N5099ARegistration cancelled Mar 27, 2018 · Air Creation CLIPPER 582SS/N 123 · Built 1994 Airframe modelAir Creation CLIPPER 582S Engine 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.

There was a strong westerly flow at 300 ft. on final the Air became more turbulent close to the surface. Upon landing in a crab, the pilot lost directional control, ran over a wooden post and came to rest near a hangar. During the rollout and collision with the post, the wing keel member was bent by the downward force of an aircraft cable.

As the FAA filed it

THERE WAS A STRONG WESTERLY FLOW AT 300 FT. ON FINAL THE AIR BECAME MORE TURBULENT CLOSE TO THE SURFACE. UPON LANDING IN A CRAB, THE PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL, RAN OVER A WOODEN POST AND CAME TO REST NEAR A HANGAR. DURING THE ROLLOUT AND COLLISION WITH THE POST, THE WING KEEL MEMBER WAS BENT BY THE DOWNWARD FORCE OF AN AIRCRAFT CABLE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB WPR11CA422Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportEnumclaw, WAThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing.Sep 2, 2011 · Substantial damage