# Accident 20180724017939A: Airborne Windsports Pty Ltd EDGE XT-912-L, Albuquerque, NM, July 24, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 24, 2018, 07:15 local time
- Place: Albuquerque, NM
- Airport: Double Eagle II
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.1467° N, 106.7992° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1467&lon=-106.7992&mi=10
- Aircraft: N824PB, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N824PB) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Airborne Windsports PTY EDGE XT-912-L (registry code 060003A, https://openairdocs.org/model/airborne-windsports-pty-edge-xt-912-l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912UL series (registry code 55571, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912ul-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRBORNE WINDSPORTS PTY LTD EDGE XT-912-L
- Reported engine: ROTAX 912UL
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Sport pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 300 total, 270 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA18CA436](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA436) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180724017939A

## Narrative

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

ON JULY 24, 2018, AT 07:45 MDT A AIRBORNE WINDSPORTS PTY, EDGE XT-912L, N824PB, REGISTERED TO ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^,  LOST DIRCTIONAL CONTROL DURING LANDING, AT DOUBLE EAGLE II AIRPORT, ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO WHILE ON A TRAINING FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AND THE CERTIFICATED SPORT PILOT SUSTAINED MINOR INJUTIES, AND THE CERTIFICATED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR WAS NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO ON JULY 24,2018, AT 07:00 MDT.

## 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 GAA18CA436](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA436), Jul 24, 2018: Airborne Windsports PTY Edge XT-912-L (N824PB), Albuquerque, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing.

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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