# Accident 20150508005919A: Buhlmann Howard HB-1, Canandaigua, NY, May 8, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 8, 2015, 14:00 local time
- Place: Canandaigua, NY
- Airport: Canandaigua
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.9078° N, 77.3222° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9078&lon=-77.3222&mi=10
- Aircraft: N170HB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N170HB-2021-09-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Buhlmann Howard HB-1 (registry code 056270H, https://openairdocs.org/model/buhlmann-howard-hb-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Jabiru 2200 (registry code 34800, https://openairdocs.org/engine/jabiru-2200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BUHLMANN HOWARD HB-1
- Reported engine: JABIRU 2200A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA15CA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA069) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150508005919A

## Narrative

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

5/8 1800Z DF - CANANDAIGUA AIRPORT, NY: N170HB, A KITFOX, LANDED SHORT OF RUNWAY 13. POB: 1, INJURIES: NONE,

7 KNT 90 DEGREE CROSS WIND, AT LIMIT OF AIRCRAFT, PILOT SELECTED GRASS STRIP VRS A PARALLEL PAVED RUNNWAY.  THE GRASS RUNNWAY HAS A DITCH AT THE APPROACH END WHICH THE PILOT HIT, (APROX 1 FOOT SHY), CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO GO INTO A GROUND ROLL TO THE LEFT, AIRCRAFT ENDED UP IN A DITCH ON THE LEFT SIDE OF RUNNWAY 13 (GRASS).

## 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 GAA15CA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA069), May 8, 2015: Buhlmann Howard HB-1 (N170HB), Canandaigua, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to land beyond the marked runway threshold, which resulted in a collision with a culvert and a loss of control on the ground.

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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