# Accident 20141016020829A: Hughes Aero Corp PREDATOR, Branson, MO, October 16, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 16, 2014, 18:30 local time
- Place: Branson, MO
- Airport: Private Strip
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.6350° N, 93.2249° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.6350&lon=-93.2249&mi=10
- Aircraft: N912AM, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N912AM) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes Aero PREDATOR (registry code 05902DL, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-aero-predator) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912 series (registry code 55569, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES AERO CORP PREDATOR
- Reported engine: ROTAX 912
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Sport pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 170 total, 150 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN15CA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15CA065) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20141016020829A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING TO LAND IN A VACANT LOT ADJACENT TO HIS RURAL HOME NEAR BRANSON, MO.  THE WIND HAD PICKED UP FROM THE SOUTH GIVING HIM A RIGHT QUARTERING TAILWIND ON THE APPROACH.  THE WIND QUIT AS HE TOUCHED DOWN, HE OVER-CORRECTED AND LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT.  ON THE GO AROUND ATTEMPT, HE STRUCK A BRICK WALL AND HIT THE GARAGE ON HIS RESIDENCE, DOING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT, SERIOUS INJURY TO HIMSELF, AND MINOR INJURY TO HIS WIFE, THE PASSENGER.

## 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 CEN15CA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15CA065), Oct 16, 2014: Hughes Aero Predator (N912AM), Branson, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control when executing a landing with a tailwind, resulting in impact with a retaining wall.

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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