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Incident · No damage

FAA incident report · North American/Aero Classics P-51D · Kissimmee, FL · December 19, 2019

Date: December 19, 2019 · 13:18 local
Place: Kissimmee, FL
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N851D
Reported as: North American/Aero Classics P-51D
Reported engine: Pkrd-Roll V1650 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 7,540 total455 in this make and model65 in the last 90 days

N851DRegistered now · North American/Aero Classics P-51DS/N 44-84745 · Built 1944 Airframe modelNorth American/Aero Classics P-51D Engine modelPkrd-Roll V1650 seriesReciprocating

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

Winds at Kissimmee airport were reported at 040 degrees 15 knots gusting to 18 knots. Runway 04 would have been the preferred runway to land, but was temporarily closed due to a disabled airplane on the runway. The operational runway was runway 330, which the pilot mentioned he accepted as the crosswind component was within the aircraft limitations. Upon landing at Kissimmee airport (kism), a stronger than unexpected crosswind caused the aircraft to exit the runway on the rollout. The pilot mentioned he experienced a strong gusting crosswind on landing, and had full control application into the wind. He accepted the roll out onto the grass as opposed to attempting a go-around with a high power/torque engine and tailwheel. The were no injuries, and maintenance inspection revealed no damage.

As the FAA filed it

WINDS AT KISSIMMEE AIRPORT WERE REPORTED AT 040 DEGREES 15 KNOTS GUSTING TO 18 KNOTS. RUNWAY 04 WOULD HAVE BEEN THE PREFERRED RUNWAY TO LAND, BUT WAS TEMPORARILY CLOSED DUE TO A DISABLED AIRPLANE ON THE RUNWAY. THE OPERATIONAL RUNWAY WAS RUNWAY 330, WHICH THE PILOT MENTIONED HE ACCEPTED AS THE CROSSWIND COMPONENT WAS WITHIN THE AIRCRAFT LIMITATIONS. UPON LANDING AT KISSIMMEE AIRPORT (KISM), A STRONGER THAN UNEXPECTED CROSSWIND CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO EXIT THE RUNWAY ON THE ROLLOUT. THE PILOT MENTIONED HE EXPERIENCED A STRONG GUSTING CROSSWIND ON LANDING, AND HAD FULL CONTROL APPLICATION INTO THE WIND. HE ACCEPTED THE ROLL OUT ONTO THE GRASS AS OPPOSED TO ATTEMPTING A GO-AROUND WITH A HIGH POWER/TORQUE ENGINE AND TAILWHEEL. THE WERE NO INJURIES, AND MAINTENANCE INSPECTION REVEALED NO DAMAGE.