20170812024759A

FAA DID NOT GO TO THE SEE OF THE ACCIDENT. THE FOLLOWING ACCOUNT IS FROM THE PILOT, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ OF N147DD. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ SAID HE AWOKE THE MORNING OF SATURDAY, AUGUST 12, 2017 AND WAS READY FOR HIS FIRST SOLO CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT. HE MET WITH HIS INSTRUCTOR, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. THEY REVIEWED THE WEATHER FOR KHBG AND FOR THE PROPOSED ARRIVAL AIRPORT 23M. WEATHER WAS ACCEPTABLE AND A THROUGH PREFLIGHT OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS COMPLETED. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ THEN PROPERLY ENDORSED ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ FOR THE PROPOSED FLIGHT. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ THEN DEPARTED KHBG FOR 23M AND COMPLETED THE FLIGHT SUCCESSFULLY LANDING ON RUNWAY 16 AT 23M. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ BACKED TAXIED TO RUNWAY 16 FOR A SOUTHERLY DEPARTURE BACK TO KHBG. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ PERFORMED AN ENGINE RUNUP AND ONCE SUCCESSFUL RELEASED THE BRAKES FOR TAKEOFF. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED THAT ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE AIRFIELD THERE WHERE SEVERAL HILLS. BETWEEN 45 TO 50 KNOTS ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ENTERED AN AREA BETWEEN TWO HILLS WHERE HE SAYS HE ENCOUNTERED AN UNEXPECTED RIGHT TO LEFT (WEST TO EAST) CROSSWIND. THIS CROSSWIND CAUGHT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ OFF GUARD AND HIS AIRCRAFT DRIFTED OFF THE RUNWAY TO HIS LEFT (EAST SIDE OF THE RUNWAY). ON THAT SIDE OF THE AIRPORT IS A GULLY, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AIRCRAFT PROCEEDED DOWN THE GULLY AT SUCH AN ANGLE AND SPEED THAT THE NOSE WHEEL WAS TORN FROM THE AIRCRAFT, THE LEFT WING AND PROPELLER THEN STRUCK THE GROUND CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO FLIP ON IT?S BACK. IT SLIDE TO A FINAL STOP IN THE VERY BOTTOM OF THE GULLY. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS UNHURT IN THE ACCIDENT BUT COULD NOT EXIT THE AIRCRAFT VIA EITHER DOOR. HE HAD TO KICK OUT THE PILOT?S SIDE WINDOW AND EXIT THAT WAY. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ THEN RECEIVED HELP FROM THE AIRPORT MANAGER. AFTER ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS DEEMED ALRIGHT, THE AIRCRAFT WAS SECURED AND HE THEN CALLED HIS FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ THEN USED HIS OWN AIRCRAFT TO FLY FROM KHBG TO 23M. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ IS A FAASTEAM REPRESENTATIVE AND KNEW TO CONTACT THE FAA. AFTER THE FAA AND NTSB WERE NOTIFIED ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS GIVEN PERMISSION TO MOVE THE AIRCRAFT FROM 23M TO KHKS. IN THE DAYS FOLLOWING THE ACCIDENT, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AND ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ HAVE PROVIDED ALL THE INFORMATION THAT HAS BEEN REQUESTED OF THEM BY THE FAA.