# Accident 20210510008309A: Douglas K Thompson JUSTAIRCRAFT SUPERST, Brunswick, ME, May 10, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 10, 2021, 18:00 local time
- Place: Brunswick, ME
- Airport: Brunswick Executive Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.8924° N, 69.9388° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.8924&lon=-69.9388&mi=10
- Aircraft: N184DT, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N184DT) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Douglas K Thompson JUSTAIRCRAFT SUPERST (registry code 05633CZ, https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-k-thompson-justaircraft-superst) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Yamaha ALL MDLS A/B (registry code 80000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/yamaha-all-mdls-a-b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUGLAS K THOMPSON JUSTAIRCRAFT SUPERST
- Reported engine: ROTAX 912ULS SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 840 total, 231 in this make and model, 62 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA21LA220](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA220) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210510008309A

## Narrative

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

FROM EDITED STATEMENT OF AIRMAN ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^:

"I WAS ENTERING A DOWNWIND FOR 19L. I WAS TURNING BASE, OTHER AIRCRAFT IN THE PATTERN STATED STRONG WIND AND GUSTS. I CALLED LONG FINAL 2 MILES OUT, IT WAS TURBULENT, BUT I HAD NO TROUBLE HANDLING IT,

INDICATED AIRSPEED WAS ABOUT 70 AND GPS GROUND SPEED 50.

I DIDN?T ADD FLAPS UNTIL I WAS AT 500? AGL WHEN I PUT IN 15% FLAPS.

AROUND 200? AGL I WAS HAVING TROUBLE KEEPING THE PLANE LEVEL AND LINED UP ON THE RUNWAY.

THE RIGHT WING LIFTED ABOUT 20 OR 30 DEGREES, I MOVED THE STICK RIGHT, THAT HELPED, I PUSHED FULL RIGHT RUDDER AND THE PLANE TURNED TO THE LEFT.

DUE TO A BAD CROSS WIND, I DECIDED TO LAND OFF THE RUNWAY IN A BIG GRASS FIELD.

THEN THE RIGHT WING HIT A CHAIN LINK FENCE."

## 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 ERA21LA220](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA220), May 10, 2021: Douglas K Thompson Justaircraft Superst (N184DT), Brunswick, ME, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s inadequate compensation for the prevailing wind conditions, which resulted in a loss of directional control during the approach and landing.

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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