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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Thorpe T18C · Del Norte, CO · September 25, 2022

Date: September 25, 2022 · 13:30 local
Place: Del Norte, CO
Airport: Astronaut Kent Rominger
Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N18NH
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN22LA432
Reported as: Thorpe T18C
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 1
Pilot’s certificate: Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours: 10,100 total

N18NHRegistered now · Hibbard Norman E THORP T-18S/N 1313 · Built 1993 Airframe modelHibbard Norman E THORP T-18 Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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On September 25, 2022 at approximately 1330 MST, a Thorpe T18C aircraft was blown off to the right of runway 06 by a crosswind/micro burst during landing rollout at Astronaut Kent Rominger Airport (krcv), Del Norte, Colorado. The main landing gears struck a rut in the ground causing the aircraft to nose down impacting the propeller with the ground causing the aircraft to flip over onto its back. There were two occupants on board with one minor injury sustained. Weather at the time was visual meteorological condition

As the FAA filed it

ON SEPTEMBER 25, 2022 AT APPROXIMATELY 1330 MST, A THORPE T18C AIRCRAFT WAS BLOWN OFF TO THE RIGHT OF RUNWAY 06 BY A CROSSWIND/MICRO BURST DURING LANDING ROLLOUT AT ASTRONAUT KENT ROMINGER AIRPORT (KRCV), DEL NORTE, COLORADO. THE MAIN LANDING GEARS STRUCK A RUT IN THE GROUND CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO NOSE DOWN IMPACTING THE PROPELLER WITH THE GROUND CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO FLIP OVER ONTO ITS BACK. THERE WERE TWO OCCUPANTS ON BOARD WITH ONE MINOR INJURY SUSTAINED. WEATHER AT THE TIME WAS VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITION

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 CEN22LA432Accident · Minor injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportDel Norte, COThe pilot’s loss of airplane control during landing due to a wind gust.Sep 25, 2022 · Substantial damage