# Accident 20140327003879A: Just Aircraft LLC HIGHLANDER, Yakima, WA, March 27, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 27, 2014, 17:30 local time
- Place: Yakima, WA
- Airport: Yakima Air Terminal/Mcallister
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.5675° N, 120.5389° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.5675&lon=-120.5389&mi=10
- Aircraft: N553GW, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N553GW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Just HIGHLANDER (registry code 05901Z3, https://openairdocs.org/model/just-highlander) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Jabiru 3300 (registry code 34801, https://openairdocs.org/engine/jabiru-3300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: JUST AIRCRAFT LLC HIGHLANDER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 28 total, 20 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR14CA150](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14CA150) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140327003879A

## Narrative

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

THE INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT PILOT WERE PRACTICING TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS ON RUNWAY 27 AT YKM. THE CONTROL TOWER REPORTED THE WIND WAS 280 AT 20 KTS. THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED DURING THE FIFTH LANDING CAUSING THE STUDENT TO ADD POWER AND LET THE AIRCRAFT SETTLE BACK ON THE RUNWAY. AT THIS POINT A WIND GUST HIT THE AIRCRAFT FROM THE RIGHT CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO BECOME AIRBORNE.

THE INSTRUCTOR CALLED FOR AND THE STUDENT APPLIED FULL POWER AS THE AIRCRAFT STARTED TURNING LEFT. THE STUDENT ALSO APPLIED FULL RIGHT AILERON AND FULL RIGHT RUDDER. HOWEVER, THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TURNING LEFT UNTIL IT STRUCK THE GROUND, FLIPPED, AND LANDED UPSIDE DOWN. THE STUDENT AND INSTRUCTOR SUSTAINED NO SERIOUS INJURIES.

YKM ATC REPORTED A POSSIBLE DUST DEVIL WAS IN THE AREA.

## 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 WPR14CA150](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14CA150), Mar 28, 2014: Just Highlander (N553GW), Yakima, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's inadequate compensation for the gusting crosswind conditions and the certified flight instructor's inadequate supervision, resulting in a loss of directional control during the…

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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