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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Holley Carol L ANTARES · North Pole, AK · August 2, 2016

Date: August 2, 2016 · 21:05 local
Place: North Pole, AK
Airport: Bradley Sky Ranch
Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N8512Q
NTSB investigation: NTSBANC16CA050
Reported as: Holley Carol L Antares
Reported engine: ROTAX 503
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 3,100 total6 in this make and model6 in the last 90 days

N8512QRegistration cancelled Nov 5, 2022 · Holley Carol L ANTARESS/N 24150HS Airframe modelHolley Carol L ANTARES Engine modelRotax 503 series2 cycle

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What happened

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Military helicopter pilot with 3100 total hours. Student pilot in weight shift control aircraft with only 6 hours flight time in type. Pilot was crosswind training, on touchdown the aircraft was veering off the runway to the right, pilot overcorrected to the left and aircraft tipped and touched the right wing down because of centrifugal force. Main longeron of aircraft bent and broke into three pieces, prop struck the ground with a sudden stoppage with all 3 blades being damaged and the main mast was bent.

As the FAA filed it

MILITARY HELICOPTER PILOT WITH 3100 TOTAL HOURS. STUDENT PILOT IN WEIGHT SHIFT CONTROL AIRCRAFT WITH ONLY 6 HOURS FLIGHT TIME IN TYPE. PILOT WAS CROSSWIND TRAINING, ON TOUCHDOWN THE AIRCRAFT WAS VEERING OFF THE RUNWAY TO THE RIGHT, PILOT OVERCORRECTED TO THE LEFT AND AIRCRAFT TIPPED AND TOUCHED THE RIGHT WING DOWN BECAUSE OF CENTRIFUGAL FORCE. MAIN LONGERON OF AIRCRAFT BENT AND BROKE INTO THREE PIECES, PROP STRUCK THE GROUND WITH A SUDDEN STOPPAGE WITH ALL 3 BLADES BEING DAMAGED AND THE MAIN MAST WAS BENT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB ANC16CA050Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportNorth Pole, AKThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the weight-shift control airplane during the landing in a crosswind condition, which resulted in a runway excursion, a tip over of the wing, and a collision with terrain.Aug 3, 2016 · Substantial damage