# Accident 20231008015759A: Michael J Wright SA300, Georgetown, KY, October 8, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 8, 2023, 16:55 local time
- Place: Georgetown, KY
- Airport: Georgetown Scott County - Mars
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.2344° N, 84.4347° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2344&lon=-84.4347&mi=10
- Aircraft: N27MW, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N27MW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Michael J Wright SA300 (registry code 05633DY, https://openairdocs.org/model/michael-j-wright-sa300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-360-C1D6 (registry code 41834, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-c1d6) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MICHAEL J WRIGHT SA300
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-360-C1D6
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 325 total, 100 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA24LA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA004) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20231008015759A

## Narrative

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

ON OCTOBER 8, 2023, AN AIRCRAFT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS PERFORMING TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS AT GEORGETOWN-SCOTT COUNTY REGIONAL AIRPORT (27K) WHEN IT EXPERIENCED A RUNWAY EXCURSION. THE WEATHER REPORTED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT WAS VISUAL METROLOGICAL CONDITIONS WITH WINDS 260 AT 10 KNOTS GUSTING TO 17 KNOTS. THE PILOT STATED THAT THE PURPOSE FOR THE LOCAL FLIGHT WAS FOR CROSSWIND PROFICIENCY. THE PILOT STATED THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHDOWN AND INITIAL ROLL-OUT WERE NORMAL WHICH OCCURRED AT APPROXIMATELY 1,000 FEET DOWN RUNWAY 03. THE PILOT ALSO STATED THAT AS HIS AIRSPEED WAS DECAYING, THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. TO COUNTER THIS MOVEMENT, THE PILOT STATED THAT HE APPLIED RIGHT RUDDER TO TURN THE AIRCRAFT BACK IN LINE WITH THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT BROKE LEFT ABRUPTLY CAUSING THE RIGHT BOTTOM WINGTIP TO CONTACT THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY INTO THE GRASS APPROXIMATELY 2,500 FEET PAST THE THRESHOLD OF RUNWAY 03 SOUTH OF TAXIWAY CHARLIE. THE PILOT STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT DIPPED TOWARD THE GROUND CAUSING THE PROPELLER TO STRIKE THE GROUND. THE PILOT STATED THAT THE PROPELLER HUB ALSO CONTACTED THE GROUND AND THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED FORWARD COMING TO REST INVERTED. THE PILOT DECLINED MEDICAL TREATMENT AS HE DID NOT SUSTAIN INJURY. THE PILOT STATED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING MECHANICALLY WRONG WITH THE AIRCRAFT AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO AIRPORT PROPERTY OR POST IMPACT FIRE.

## 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 ERA24LA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA004), Oct 8, 2023: Michael J Wright SA300 (N27MW), Georgetown, KY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during the landing roll in gusting a gusting crosswind, resulting in a runway excursion and nose over.

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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