# Accident 20160802012939A: Holley Carol L ANTARES, North Pole, AK, August 2, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 2, 2016, 21:05 local time
- Place: North Pole, AK
- Airport: Bradley Sky Ranch
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 64.7594° N, 147.3922° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.7594&lon=-147.3922&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8512Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8512Q-2022-11-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Holley Carol L ANTARES (registry code 05902DM, https://openairdocs.org/model/holley-carol-l-antares) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 503 series (registry code 55564, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-503-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HOLLEY CAROL L ANTARES
- Reported engine: ROTAX 503
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 3,100 total, 6 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC16CA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC16CA050) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160802012939A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 ANC16CA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC16CA050), Aug 3, 2016: Holley Carol L Antares (N8512Q), North Pole, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The 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…

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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