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FAA accident report · Fenton DAVIS DA-2A · Center, TX · November 23, 2011

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Date
November 23, 2011 · 13:00 local
Place
Center, TX
Airport
Center Municipal
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N808F
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN12CA081
Reported as
Fenton Davis DA-2A
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
425 total10 in the last 90 days
N808FRegistered now · Fenton DAVIS DA-2AS/N 100 · Built 1972Airframe modelFenton DAVIS DA-2AEngine modelContinental C90 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Pilot reported he was making his third attempt at landing when a gust of wind lifted the right hand wing blowing him off the runway(35) to the left. The aircraft traveled across the runway clear zone and impacted several small trees linning a ditch that parrellels the runway 300 feet to the west. The aircraft came to rest in a vertical position supported by several willow trees. The pilot and passenger exited the aircraft. Neither was injured in the accident. The pilot had purchased the aircraft the day of the accident and had one landing in the aircraft prior to the accident. The aircraft had no noted mechanical problems. The aircraft's left wing leading edge was crushed two feet from the wing root and the skin was torn. The right wing leading edge was crushed near the wing tip and the skin was torn. The nose wheel strut was bent at 45 degrees. The right main was bent rearward and there was a tear in the skin above the strut. The cowling was crushed top and bottom, and had tears in the skin.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT REPORTED HE WAS MAKING HIS THIRD ATTEMPT AT LANDING WHEN A GUST OF WIND LIFTED THE RIGHT HAND WING BLOWING HIM OFF THE RUNWAY(35) TO THE LEFT. THE AIRCRAFT TRAVELED ACROSS THE RUNWAY CLEAR ZONE AND IMPACTED SEVERAL SMALL TREES LINNING A DITCH THAT PARRELLELS THE RUNWAY 300 FEET TO THE WEST. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN A VERTICAL POSITION SUPPORTED BY SEVERAL WILLOW TREES. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER EXITED THE AIRCRAFT. NEITHER WAS INJURED IN THE ACCIDENT.THE PILOT HAD PURCHASED THE AIRCRAFT THE DAY OF THE ACCIDENT AND HAD ONE LANDING IN THE AIRCRAFT PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT.THE AIRCRAFT HAD NO NOTED MECHANICAL PROBLEMS.THE AIRCRAFT'S LEFT WING LEADING EDGE WAS CRUSHED TWO FEET FROM THE WING ROOT AND THE SKIN WAS TORN. THE RIGHT WING LEADING EDGE WAS CRUSHED NEAR THE WING TIP AND THE SKIN WAS TORN. THE NOSE WHEEL STRUT WAS BENT AT 45 DEGREES. THE RIGHT MAIN WAS BENT REARWARD AND THERE WAS A TEAR IN THE SKIN ABOVE THE STRUT. THE COWLING WAS CRUSHED TOP AND BOTTOM, AND HAD TEARS IN THE SKIN.

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 CEN12CA081Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCenter, TXThe pilot’s inadequate compensation for gusty, crosswind conditions while landing, which resulted in a loss of directional control. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's lack of familiarity with the airplane.Nov 23, 2011 · Substantial damage