# Accident 20140901021299A: Airborne EDGE X, Willow Spring, MO, September 1, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 1, 2014, 07:00 local time
- Place: Willow Spring, MO
- Airport: Willow Springs
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.9897° N, 91.9542° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.9897&lon=-91.9542&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2017A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2017A-2022-11-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Airborne EDGE X (registry code 0590083, https://openairdocs.org/model/airborne-edge-x) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 582UL (registry code 55558, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-582ul) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRBORNE EDGE X
- Reported engine: ROTAX 582UL
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Sport pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 496 total, 356 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN14CA532](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14CA532) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140901021299A

## Narrative

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

DURING THE LANDING PHASE AT APPROXIMATELY 0.1 MILES FROM THE RUNWAY, THE PILOT EXPERIENCED MILD TURBULENCE.  WHILE TRYING TO LAND AT ABOUT 20 FT AGL, THE AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED A SUDDEN AND SIGNIFICANT WIND GUST AND THE AIRCRAFT DROPPED TO THE GROUND AND ROLLED ON TO IT'S LEFT SIDE.

## 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 CEN14CA532](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14CA532), Sep 1, 2014: Airborne Edge X (N2017A), Willow Springs, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's loss of control after the weight-shift-control aircraft encountered low-level wind shear shortly before touchdown. Also causal to the accident was the pilot's inadequate preflight weather…

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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