20181002016619A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Airborne Windsports PTY EDGE XT 912-B · Frankston, TX · October 2, 2018

Date: October 2, 2018 · 10:15 local
Place: Frankston, TX
Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N20179
NTSB investigation: NTSBGAA19CA002
Reported as: Airborne Windsports PTY Edge XT 912-B
Reported engine: ROTAX 912UL
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 100 total100 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days

N20179Registered now · Airborne Windsports PTY EDGE XT 912-BS/N XT912-113 · Built 2005 Airframe modelAirborne Windsports PTY EDGE XT 912-B Engine modelRotax 912UL series4 cycle

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot made a landing at aero estates rnwy-27(T25) touch down point was 20% down the runway and touchdown was smooth at 35KTS. The front wheel jerked a bit from side to side and made a rumbling noise. Front wheel dug into sod runway causing aircraft to roll on right side. The wing hit the ground and was damaged but stayed attached. Aircraft sustained the following damage, broken wing parts, cables and also broke the composite propeller blades. The aircraft remained in the center of the runway with nose pointed in the direction of landing.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT MADE A LANDING AT AERO ESTATES RNWY-27(T25) TOUCH DOWN POINT WAS 20% DOWN THE RUNWAY AND TOUCHDOWN WAS SMOOTH AT 35KTS. THE FRONT WHEEL JERKED A BIT FROM SIDE TO SIDE AND MADE A RUMBLING NOISE. FRONT WHEEL DUG INTO SOD RUNWAY CAUSING AIRCRAFT TO ROLL ON RIGHT SIDE. THE WING HIT THE GROUND AND WAS DAMAGED BUT STAYED ATTACHED. AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED THE FOLLOWING DAMAGE, BROKEN WING PARTS, CABLES AND ALSO BROKE THE COMPOSITE PROPELLER BLADES. THE AIRCRAFT REMAINED IN THE CENTER OF THE RUNWAY WITH NOSE POINTED IN THE DIRECTION OF LANDING.

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 GAA19CA002Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportFrankston, TXThe pilot's improper landing flare, which resulted in the weight-shift-controlled aircraft landing crooked on a turf runway.Oct 2, 2018 · Substantial damage