# Accident 20181002016619A: Airborne Windsports Pty Ltd EDGE XT 912-B, Frankston, TX, October 2, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 2, 2018, 10:15 local time
- Place: Frankston, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.0817° N, 95.4525° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.0817&lon=-95.4525&mi=10
- Aircraft: N20179, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N20179) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Airborne Windsports PTY EDGE XT 912-B (registry code 059008Z, https://openairdocs.org/model/airborne-windsports-pty-edge-xt-912-b) (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-B
- Reported engine: ROTAX 912UL
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 100 total, 100 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA19CA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA002) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20181002016619A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 GAA19CA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA002), Oct 2, 2018: Airborne Windsports PTY Edge XT 912 (N20179), Frankston, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper landing flare, which resulted in the weight-shift-controlled aircraft landing crooked on a turf runway.

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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