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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Marlowe Thooft JUST ACFT HIGHLANDER · Brainerd, MN · August 7, 2021

Date: August 7, 2021 · 14:25 local
Place: Brainerd, MN
Airport: Brainerd Lakes Regional
Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N234HW
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN21LA370
Reported as: Marlowe Thooft Just Acft Highlander
Reported engine: ROTAX 912
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,350 total900 in this make and model45 in the last 90 days

N234HWRegistered now · Marlowe Thooft JUST ACFT HIGHLANDERS/N JA262-03-12 · Built 2012 Airframe modelMarlowe Thooft JUST ACFT HIGHLANDER Engine modelRotax 912 series4 cycle

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.

2021-08-07 0945, N234HW experimental just aircraft highlander, during landing left wing impacted ground.

While performing in the 2021 privacy data omitted (short takeoff and landing) competition at Brainerd Lakes Regional Airport (kbrd) in a 90 degree crosswind flying below stall speed on final the right wing raised up, the aircraft drifted to the left and the left wing impacted the ground spinning the aircraft and collapsing the landing gear. No injuries, substantial damage to aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

2021-08-07 0945, N234HW EXPERIMENTAL JUST AIRCRAFT HIGHLANDER, DURING LANDING LEFT WING IMPACTED GROUND.

WHILE PERFORMING IN THE 2021 ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ (SHORT TAKEOFF AND LANDING) COMPETITION AT BRAINERD LAKES REGIONAL AIRPORT (KBRD) IN A 90 DEGREE CROSSWIND FLYING BELOW STALL SPEED ON FINAL THE RIGHT WING RAISED UP, THE AIRCRAFT DRIFTED TO THE LEFT AND THE LEFT WING IMPACTED THE GROUND SPINNING THE AIRCRAFT AND COLLAPSING THE LANDING GEAR. NO INJURIES, SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CEN21LA370Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportBrainerd, MNThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during a crosswind landing that resulted in an impact with terrain.Aug 7, 2021 · Substantial damage