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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Progressive Aerodyne SEAREY · Richland, WA · April 11, 2021

Date
April 11, 2021 · 11:20 local
Place
Richland, WA
Airport
Richland
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N312AC
Reported as
Progressive Aerodyne Searey
Reported engine
ROTAX 912ULS series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Sport pilot, student
Pilot’s flight hours
53 total47 in this make and model9 in the last 90 days

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.

Aircraft departed for touch and go landings at airport. During the second landing in crosswind conditions the aircraft veered off runway and hit runway sign. Pilot added power and performed go around with normal landing. As the aircraft was approaching the taxiway the left main gear collapsed resulting in damage to the hull.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT DEPARTED FOR TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS AT AIRPORT. DURING THE SECOND LANDING IN CROSSWIND CONDITIONS THE AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF RUNWAY AND HIT RUNWAY SIGN. PILOT ADDED POWER AND PERFORMED GO AROUND WITH NORMAL LANDING. AS THE AIRCRAFT WAS APPROACHING THE TAXIWAY THE LEFT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED RESULTING IN DAMAGE TO THE HULL.