# Accident 20230625007379A: Gopalan Hariharan 4 PLACE, Sanford, NC, June 25, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 25, 2023, 12:15 local time
- Place: Sanford, NC
- Airport: Raleigh Exec Jetport At Sanfor
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.5824° N, 79.1013° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.5824&lon=-79.1013&mi=10
- Aircraft: N108YZ, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N108YZ) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Gopalan Hariharan 4 PLACE (registry code 05638SD, https://openairdocs.org/model/gopalan-hariharan-4-place) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GOPALAN HARIHARAN 4 PLACE
- Reported engine: AMA/EXPR UNKNOWN ENG
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 47 total, 47 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA23LA278](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA278) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230625007379A

## Narrative

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

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.”

## 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 ERA23LA278](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA278), Jun 25, 2023: Gopalan Hariharan 4 Place (N108YZ), Sanford, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control while landing in a crosswind, which resulted in a nose over.

## Other reports on N108YZ (1)

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

- [Incident 20221006017219I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20221006017219I), Oct 6, 2022: Gopalan Hariharan 4 PLACE (N108YZ), Sanford, NC, Minor damage. Accordning to [privacy data omitted] testimony; "I was on the first cross country test flight in the bearhawk and planned a route from ktta – ksop – kscr –…

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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