# Accident 20210807013499A: Marlowe Thooft JUST ACFT HIGHLANDER, Brainerd, MN, August 7, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 7, 2021, 14:25 local time
- Place: Brainerd, MN
- Airport: Brainerd Lakes Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.3527° N, 94.2020° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.3527&lon=-94.2020&mi=10
- Aircraft: N234HW, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N234HW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Marlowe Thooft JUST ACFT HIGHLANDER (registry code 05632AJ, https://openairdocs.org/model/marlowe-thooft-just-acft-highlander) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912 series (registry code 55569, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MARLOWE THOOFT JUST ACFT HIGHLANDER
- Reported engine: ROTAX 912
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,350 total, 900 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN21LA370](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA370) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210807013499A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 CEN21LA370](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA370), Aug 7, 2021: Marlowe Thooft Just Acft Highlander (N234HW), Brainerd, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during a crosswind landing that resulted in an impact with terrain.

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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