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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Orlican NP Chocen L-60 SF · Frederick, MD · February 21, 2020

Date: February 21, 2020 · 12:15 local
Place: Frederick, MD
Airport: Frederick Municipal
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N71GC
NTSB investigation: NTSBERA20CA107
Reported as: Orlican NP Chocen L-60 SF
Reported engine: WALTER M462RF
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,000 total1 in this make and model7 in the last 90 days

N71GCRegistered now · Orlican NP Chocen L-60 SFS/N 150827 Airframe modelOrlican NP Chocen L-60 SF Engine modelAmateur-built UNKNOWN ENG

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What happened

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February 21, 2020, privacy data omitted was practicing touch and goes on rwy 05 at kfdk. While in pattern a windshift occurred from 050 at 3 to 330 at 8. Upon touchdown the crosswind caused the pilot to enter incorrect control inputs (cross controlled) and the pilot locked the brakes which resulted in an extreme sideload on left side. Aircraft sustained substantial damage to due right wing impacting runway surface. No injuries.

Wind: 030 at 8 knots

Sky: clear

Temp: 21

Closest METAR: fdk,2020-02-21 12:23,kfdk 211723Z 00000KT 10SM skc 01/M13 A3055

As the FAA filed it

FEBRUARY 21, 2020, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS PRACTICING TOUCH AND GOES ON RWY 05 AT KFDK. WHILE IN PATTERN A WINDSHIFT OCCURRED FROM 050 AT 3 TO 330 AT 8. UPON TOUCHDOWN THE CROSSWIND CAUSED THE PILOT TO ENTER INCORRECT CONTROL INPUTS (CROSS CONTROLLED) AND THE PILOT LOCKED THE BRAKES WHICH RESULTED IN AN EXTREME SIDELOAD ON LEFT SIDE. AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO DUE RIGHT WING IMPACTING RUNWAY SURFACE. NO INJURIES.

WIND: 030 AT 8 KNOTS

SKY: CLEAR

TEMP: 21

CLOSEST METAR: FDK,2020-02-21 12:23,KFDK 211723Z 00000KT 10SM SKC 01/M13 A3055

NTSB investigation

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NTSB ERA20CA107Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportFrederick, MDThe pilot's failure to maintain airplane control during the approach, which resulted in the airplane ballooning and then veering left upon landing and the right wing impacting the runway.Feb 21, 2020 · Substantial damage