# Accident 20140521007629A: Wonder Michael S HARMON ROCKET, Winston Salem, NC, May 21, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 21, 2014, 12:25 local time
- Place: Winston Salem, NC
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.1336° N, 80.2219° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1336&lon=-80.2219&mi=10
- Aircraft: N85TP, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N85TP) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Wonder Michael S HARMON ROCKET (registry code 05602K0, https://openairdocs.org/model/wonder-michael-s-harmon-rocket) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: WONDER MICHAEL S HARMON ROCKET
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-540 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 6,540 total, 940 in this make and model, 74 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA14CA270](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14CA270) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140521007629A

## Narrative

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

N85TP ON VECTORS FOR RUNWAY 33 AT INT, ASKED AND RECEIVED ATC CLEARANCE FOR A VISUAL TO RUNWAY 22 DUE REPORTED WINDS.  N85TP BROKE OFF FIRST APPROACH TO RUNWAY 22 AND EXECUTED A GO-AROUND DUE TO CROSSWINDS.  ON SECOND APPROACH TO RUNWAY 22 AT INT WITH WINDS REPORTED AT 27008G17, N85TP ON TOUCHDOWN WEATHERVANED INTO THE WIND. N85TP DEPARTED THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY IN A GROUND LOOP.

## 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 ERA14CA270](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14CA270), May 21, 2014: Wonder Michael S Harmon Rocket (N85TP), Winston Salem, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing in a gusty crosswind which resulted in a runway excursion and collision with terrain.

## Other reports on N85TP (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20230611017119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230611017119A), Jun 11, 2023: Wonder Michael S HARMON ROCKET (N85TP), Youngstown, NY, Destroyed, 1 fatal. On Sunday 06/11/2023 at 1500 local time this office was informed of a fatal aircraft accident at Shear Airport 63NY. The accident involved a single engine…
- [Incident 20170211005399I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170211005399I), Feb 11, 2017: Wonder Michael S HARMON ROCKET (N85TP), Manassas, VA, Minor damage. Description of deviation: investigated incident at Manassas airport 2/11/17 1050EST. Aircraft was at runway 16R run-up area conducting engine run prior to…

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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