# Accident 20111123027889A: Fenton DAVIS DA-2A, Center, TX, November 23, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 23, 2011, 13:00 local time
- Place: Center, TX
- Airport: Center Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.8256° N, 94.1539° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.8256&lon=-94.1539&mi=10
- Aircraft: N808F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N808F) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Fenton DAVIS DA-2A (registry code 0562055, https://openairdocs.org/model/fenton-davis-da-2a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C90 series (registry code 17009, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FENTON DAVIS DA-2A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 425 total, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN12CA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12CA081) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20111123027889A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 CEN12CA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12CA081), Nov 23, 2011: Fenton Davis DA-2A (N808F), Center, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The 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…

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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