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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Gopalan Hariharan 4 PLACE · Sanford, NC · June 25, 2023

Date: June 25, 2023 · 12:15 local
Place: Sanford, NC
Airport: Raleigh Exec Jetport At Sanfor
Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N108YZ
NTSB investigation: NTSBERA23LA278
Reported as: Gopalan Hariharan 4 Place
Reported engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 47 total47 in this make and model8 in the last 90 days

N108YZRegistered now · Gopalan Hariharan 4 PLACES/N 986 · Built 2019 Airframe modelGopalan Hariharan 4 PLACE Engine modelAmateur-built UNKNOWN ENG

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

According to pilot statement: "I was doing touch and go's at ktta on Sunday, June 25 around noon. The winds were favoring runway 03. I had gone around the pattern a few times and around 12:15 when I was coming in to land for a full stop landing the plane started to veer to the left after touchdown. I tried correcting with the right rudder but had no rudder authority left and could not stop the turn. Tried to apply the right brake, but could not time it and the airplane flipped over breaking the propellers and came to rest upside down. I immediately unbuckled the seat belts and opened the window and crawled out. After coming out I reached inside and switched off the two battery switches.”

As the FAA filed it

ACCORDING TO PILOT STATEMENT: "I WAS DOING TOUCH AND GO'S AT KTTA ON SUNDAY, JUNE 25 AROUND NOON. THE WINDS WERE FAVORING RUNWAY 03. I HAD GONE AROUND THE PATTERN A FEW TIMES AND AROUND 12:15 WHEN I WAS COMING IN TO LAND FOR A FULL STOP LANDING THE PLANE STARTED TO VEER TO THE LEFT AFTER TOUCHDOWN. I TRIED CORRECTING WITH THE RIGHT RUDDER BUT HAD NO RUDDER AUTHORITY LEFT AND COULD NOT STOP THE TURN. TRIED TO APPLY THE RIGHT BRAKE, BUT COULD NOT TIME IT AND THE AIRPLANE FLIPPED OVER BREAKING THE PROPELLERS AND CAME TO REST UPSIDE DOWN. I IMMEDIATELY UNBUCKLED THE SEAT BELTS AND OPENED THE WINDOW AND CRAWLED OUT. AFTER COMING OUT I REACHED INSIDE AND SWITCHED OFF THE TWO BATTERY SWITCHES.”

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 ERA23LA278Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportSanford, NCThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control while landing in a crosswind, which resulted in a nose over.Jun 25, 2023 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N108YZ · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

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