# Accident 20200221000369A: Orlican Np Chocen L-60 SF, Frederick, MD, February 21, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 21, 2020, 12:15 local time
- Place: Frederick, MD
- Airport: Frederick Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.4175° N, 77.3742° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4175&lon=-77.3742&mi=10
- Aircraft: N71GC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N71GC) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Orlican NP Chocen L-60 SF (registry code 05610TR, https://openairdocs.org/model/orlican-np-chocen-l-60-sf) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ORLICAN NP CHOCEN L-60 SF
- Reported engine: WALTER M462RF
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,000 total, 1 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA20CA107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20CA107) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200221000369A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 ERA20CA107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20CA107), Feb 21, 2020: Orlican L60 (N71GC), Frederick, MD, substantial damage. Probable cause: The 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.

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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