# Accident 20120612011619A: Stemme Gmbh & Co S10-VT, Warner Springs, CA, June 12, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 12, 2012, 12:00 local time
- Place: Warner Springs, CA
- Airport: Warner Springs
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.2844° N, 116.6747° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.2844&lon=-116.6747&mi=10
- Aircraft: N921BR (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: STEMME GMBH & CO S10-VT
- Reported engine: BOMBARDIER ROTAX (ALL)
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,252 total, 248 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR12CA258](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12CA258) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120612011619A

## Narrative

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

AFTER CAREFULLY REVIEWING THE FACTORS SURROUNDING THIS ACCIDENT, THE INVESTIGATING INSPECTOR FEELS THE MAJOR REASON FOR THIS ACCIDENT WERE THE WINDS.  THE WIND DIRECTION DURING THAT FLIGHT WAS "VARIABLE" AT 10 TO 12 KNOTS GUSTING TO OVER 15 KNOTS.PILOT COMPETENCY IS NOT A FACTOR IN THIS CASE.  AIRMAN ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ HAS ACCUMULATED OVER 1252 HOURS WITH 248 HOURS IN THIS MAKE AND MODEL OF AIRCRAFT.

## 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 WPR12CA258](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12CA258), Jun 12, 2012: Stemme S10-VT (N921BR), Warner Springs, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilots’ failure to maintain directional control while landing in a gusting crosswind.

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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