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FAA accident report · Boeing A75N1(PT17) · Weirsdale, FL · May 11, 2012

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Date
May 11, 2012 · 17:30 local
Place
Weirsdale, FL
Airport
Love Field
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N71327
NTSB investigation
NTSBERA12CA334
Reported as
Boeing A75N1(PT17)
Reported engine
Continental W670-6N
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
1,199 total818 in this make and model6 in the last 90 days
N71327Registered now · Boeing A75N1(PT17)S/N 75-756 · Built 1941Airframe modelBoeing A75N1(PT17)Engine modelContinental W670 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

The acft departed the left side of rwy 9 during landing, went over a downward-sloping embankment, and impacted a citrus tree before coming to rest nose-down. The acft sustained structural damage to the rt wings and rt horizontal stabilizer & elevator. The plt and a pax were wearing 4-point harnesses, and were not injured. The plt rptd that the acft encountered some gusty, variable winds just before touchdown causing the acft to drift left, and that she was not able to initiate a go-around before the tree collision occurred. The nearest wx reporting station at leesburg, FL (lee) is located about 10 miles se of the arpt. At 1653, the rptd wind there was 120 deg at 7 KTS. At 1753, the rptd wind was 110 deg at 10 KTS . Finally, at 1853, the rptd wind was 100 deg at 14 gusting to 21 KTS.the acft was recently restored, and was recertificated in April 2012. The total time (ttis) on the airframe since new was unknown. The ttis since being restored and returned to service was 3.9 hours, according to the acft owner.

As the FAA filed it

THE ACFT DEPARTED THE LEFT SIDE OF RWY 9 DURING LANDING, WENT OVER A DOWNWARD-SLOPING EMBANKMENT, AND IMPACTED A CITRUS TREE BEFORE COMING TO REST NOSE-DOWN. THE ACFT SUSTAINED STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO THE RT WINGS AND RT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER & ELEVATOR. THE PLT AND A PAX WERE WEARING 4-POINT HARNESSES, AND WERE NOT INJURED.THE PLT RPTD THAT THE ACFT ENCOUNTERED SOME GUSTY, VARIABLE WINDS JUST BEFORE TOUCHDOWN CAUSING THE ACFT TO DRIFT LEFT, AND THAT SHE WAS NOT ABLE TO INITIATE A GO-AROUND BEFORE THE TREE COLLISION OCCURRED. THE NEAREST WX REPORTING STATION AT LEESBURG, FL (LEE) IS LOCATED ABOUT 10 MILES SE OF THE ARPT. AT 1653, THE RPTD WIND THERE WAS 120 DEG AT 7 KTS. AT 1753, THE RPTD WIND WAS 110 DEG AT 10 KTS . FINALLY, AT 1853, THE RPTD WIND WAS 100 DEG AT 14 GUSTING TO 21 KTS.THE ACFT WAS RECENTLY RESTORED, AND WAS RECERTIFICATED IN APRIL 2012. THE TOTAL TIME (TTIS) ON THE AIRFRAME SINCE NEW WAS UNKNOWN. THE TTIS SINCE BEING RESTORED AND RETURNED TO SERVICE WAS 3.9 HOURS, ACCORDING TO THE ACFT OWNER.

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 ERA12CA334Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportWeirsdale, FLThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control while landing in a gusty variable crosswind.May 11, 2012 · Substantial damage