# Accident 20230525008629A: Thompson Edward LM-5X-W, Limington, ME, May 25, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 25, 2023, 07:00 local time
- Place: Limington, ME
- Airport: Limington-Harmon Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.7629° N, 70.6722° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.7629&lon=-70.6722&mi=10
- Aircraft: N970CE, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N970CE-2023-11-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Thompson Edward LM-5X-W (registry code 056352R, https://openairdocs.org/model/thompson-edward-lm-5x-w) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Volkswagen 2276CC (registry code 63509, https://openairdocs.org/engine/volkswagen-2276cc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: THOMPSON EDWARD LM-5X-W
- Reported engine: VOLKSWAGEN 2276CC
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 982 total, 10 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA23LA243](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA243) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230525008629A

## Narrative

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

PILOT IN COMMAND (PIC) STATEMENT INDICATES PIC DEPARTED 63B ON THE GRASS BESIDE RUNWAY 29. WINDS WERE CALM AT THE SURFACE. PIC ENCOUNTERED GUSTY WINDS ONCE ABOVE THE TREES. PIC CLIMBED AND TURNED TO DOWNWIND TO BASE AND THEN TO FINAL. LINED UP ON GRASS FOR LANDING WHEN SUDDEN WIND GUST PUSHED THE AIRCRAFT TO THE RIGHT OF THE RUNWAY. AIRCRAFT IMPACTED TREE AND THEN HANGAR. AIRCRAFT IMPACTED GROUND INVERTED, IN FRONT OF HANGAR. AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. PIC WAS ABLE TO CRAWL OUT WITHOUT INJURY.

## 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 ERA23LA243](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA243), May 25, 2023: Thompson Edward LM-5X-W (N970CE), Limington, ME, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s inadequate compensation for the gusty crosswind conditions, which resulted in a collision with a tree during 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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