# Accident 20120525008269A: Smith Allen STORCH, Titusville, FL, May 25, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 25, 2012, 12:18 local time
- Place: Titusville, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.6203° N, 80.8344° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.6203&lon=-80.8344&mi=10
- Aircraft: N126SR, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N126SR-2018-02-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Smith Allen STORCH (registry code 05622D8, https://openairdocs.org/model/smith-allen-storch) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Mattituck IO-360 (registry code 59603, https://openairdocs.org/engine/mattituck-io-360) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SMITH ALLEN STORCH
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 110 total, 15 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA12CA370](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12CA370) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120525008269A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT WAS PERFORMING A TOUCH AND GO ON RUNWAY 4U. THE PILOT CHECKED THE WIND SOCK AND OBSERVED IT TO SHOW A SLIGHT CROSSWIND FORM THE LEFT.  THE PILOT STATED DURING LANDING A VERY STRONG GUST FROM THE RIGHT NEAR TO 90 DEGREES PUSHED THE PLANE HARD TO THE LEFT AND RAISED THE RIGHT WING.  THE PILOT STATED HE APPLIED FULL POWER, RUDDER AND AILERON. THE AIRCRAFT WAS PUSHED OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT HIT A RUNWAY MARKER.  THE LEFT GEAR BROKE OFF; THE LEFT WING TIP IMPACTED THE GROUND CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO SPIN TO THE LEFT.  THE RIGHT WING AND GEAR IMPACTED THE GROUND; THE GEAR WAS PUSHED INTO THE SIDE OF THE FUSELAGE.  THE AIRCRAFT SPUN APPROXIMATELY 150 DEGREES BEFORE COMING TO A STOP.

## 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 ERA12CA370](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12CA370), May 25, 2012: Smith Allen Storch (N126SR), Titusville, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing.

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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