20130525010289A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Flightstar Sportplanes FLIGHTSTAR II · York, SC · May 25, 2013

Date
May 25, 2013 · 13:00 local
Place
York, SC
Airport
York
Phase of flight
Landing: Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N677NC
NTSB investigation
NTSBERA13CA255
Reported as
Flightstar Sportplanes Flightstar II
Reported engine
ROTAX 582DCDI
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
344 total2 in this make and model36 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

On approach to landing the pilot stated the aircraft experienced wind gusts that caused the aircraft to roll to the right. After regaining control of the aircraft the pilot was unable to avoid the aircraft hangar.

As the FAA filed it

ON APPROACH TO LANDING THE PILOT STATED THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED WIND GUSTS THAT CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO ROLL TO THE RIGHT. AFTER REGAINING CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO AVOID THE AIRCRAFT HANGAR.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.