# Accident 20160730012689A: S C Aerostar S .A. FESTIVAL R40S, Frankfort, MI, July 30, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 30, 2016, 14:09 local time
- Place: Frankfort, MI
- Airport: Frankfort Dow
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.6225° N, 86.1978° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.6225&lon=-86.1978&mi=10
- Aircraft: N291AF, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N291AF) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: S C Aerostar S .A. FESTIVAL R40S (registry code 060001N, https://openairdocs.org/model/s-c-aerostar-s-a-festival-r40s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912 series (registry code 55606, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: S C AEROSTAR S .A. FESTIVAL R40S
- Reported engine: ROTAX SEE BOMBADIER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 38 total, 38 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA16CA401](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA401) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160730012689A

## Narrative

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

ON JULY 30, 2016 AT 1409 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A S.C. AEROSTAR R40S AIRCRAFT, N291AF, REGISTERED TO AND OPERATED BY A STUDENT PILOT, RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHEN IT LANDED ON RUNWAY 33 AT THE FRANKFORT DOW MEMORIAL AIRPORT, (FKS).  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS AND LIGHT WINDS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS BEING CONDUCTED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS (CFR) PART 91 WITHOUT A FLIGHT PLAN.  THE PILOT AND HIS PASSENGER RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES. THE LOCAL FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM THE ANTRIM COUNTY, BELLAIRE, (ACB) AT APPROXIMATELY 1330.

ACCORDING TO THE STUDENT PILOT HE WAS LANDING ON RUNWAY 33.  UPON TOUCHDOWN A GUST OF WIND PICKED UP HIS WING AND HE DEPARTED THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST APPROXIMATELY 30FT OFF THE RUNWAY.  THE NOSE-WHEEL AND ENGINE MOUNT WERE SEVERELY DAMAGED. THE RIGHT WING LEADING EDGE WAS SIGNIFICANTLY DENTED AT THE RIGHT TIP.  THE PROPELLER WAS DESTROYED.

WEATHER REPORT AT FKS AIRPORT AT 1800 UTC WAS: WIND 040 DEGREES AT 6KNOTS, VISIBILITY 10 STATUTE MILES, CLEAR, TEMP 78 DEW POINT 51 AND ALTIMETER 3003.

## 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 GAA16CA401](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA401), Jul 30, 2016: S C Aerostar S .A. Festival R40S (N291AF), Frankfort, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll in gusty crosswind conditions, which resulted in a runway excursion, a nose gear collapse, and impact with terrain.

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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