# Accident 20120726015399A: Bayliss Milton A III XAIR, Houlton, ME, July 26, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 26, 2012, 13:47 local time
- Place: Houlton, ME
- Airport: Houlton International
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.1097° N, 67.8299° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.1097&lon=-67.8299&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8076E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8076E-2018-02-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bayliss Milton A III XAIR (registry code 05901AE, https://openairdocs.org/model/bayliss-milton-a-iii-xair) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 582SER (registry code 55556, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-582ser) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BAYLISS MILTON A III XAIR
- Reported engine: ROTAX 582
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 3,000 total, 10 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA12CA485](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12CA485) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120726015399A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT WAS CONDUCTING A SERIES OF TAKEOFFS AND LANDINGS AT THE HOULTON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, HOULTON, ME (HUL).THE PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING TO LAND ON RUNWAY 23, DUE TO A STRONG CROSS WIND HE ELELCTED TO GO-AROUND AND ATTEMPT A LANDING ON RUNWAY 19.  HE BELIEVED THE WINDS WOULD BE MORE FAVORABLE ON RUNWAY 19.  WHITNESSES STATED HE FLARED HIGH, THE LEFT WIND DROPPED AND HE FAILED TO APPLY CORRECTIVE ACTION IN A TIMELY MANNER. THE AIRCRAFT CONTACTED THE RUNWAY, GROUND LOOPED AND CAME TO REST 100 YARDS LEFT OF THE RUNWAY.

## 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 ERA12CA485](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12CA485), Jul 26, 2012: Bayliss Milton A III X-AIR (N8076E), Houlton, ME, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing flare in a gusting crosswind, which resulted in a runway excursion.

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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