What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On Friday, November 17, 2023, at approximately 12:00 p.m. CST, an Icp Savannah S, serial number 22-11-54-0920, was flying near Mountain View airport-Wilcox field (7M2), Mountain View, Arkansas while being piloted by a student pilot (P1) and sport pilot (P2)
The weather at 7M2 was forecasted 3,000 broken, winds 340 @ 10 knots, temp 20C. Prior to takeoff, both pilots observed and commented on the windsocks near horizontal position and forward quartering wind direction. Following takeoff rotation and upon climb out, both pilots observed the effects of the crosswind and P1 became uncomfortable and requested P2 to take command. After taking command, P2 made several coordinated maneuvers in the airport vicinity along with multiple touch-and-go landings. After the final touch-and-go, P2 allowed P1 to take command who then flew the airplane in a standard left pattern procedure for landing on runway 27, and then prepared for the final approach. On short final, P1 observed that the windsock was almost exactly perpendicular to the runway, straight out with no bends, and advised P2 that he might not make a good landing.
During landing approach, P1 dipped the right wing in order to touch-down into the crosswind with the right wheel. The airplane touched down on the right wheel first, followed quickly by the left at which point the right wing suddenly started flying again, and continued to rise until the left wingtip contacted the runway. Unsure of how to arrest the sudden right-wing anomaly, P1 depressed the brakes and used right aileron in an effort to lower the right wing, not recognizing that the right wheel was not in contact with the runway resulting in the left brake pressure steering the airplane to the left. As the airplane veered left, P2 attempted to take control and applied full power to go around not realizing that P1 had switched off both the left and right magnetos in anticipation of striking a large airfield light box. The aircraft struck the light box, spun around to the right causing the nose gear to collapse and propeller to strike the ground, resulting in a sudden engine stoppage.
The aircraft sustained minor damage, and neither pilot was injured during the incident. “
As the FAA filed it
ON FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 2023, AT APPROXIMATELY 12:00 P.M. CST, AN ICP SAVANNAH S, SERIAL NUMBER 22-11-54-0920, WAS FLYING NEAR MOUNTAIN VIEW AIRPORT-WILCOX FIELD (7M2), MOUNTAIN VIEW, ARKANSAS WHILE BEING PILOTED BY A STUDENT PILOT (P1) AND SPORT PILOT (P2)
THE WEATHER AT 7M2 WAS FORECASTED 3,000 BROKEN, WINDS 340 @ 10 KNOTS, TEMP 20C. PRIOR TO TAKEOFF, BOTH PILOTS OBSERVED AND COMMENTED ON THE WINDSOCKS NEAR HORIZONTAL POSITION AND FORWARD QUARTERING WIND DIRECTION. FOLLOWING TAKEOFF ROTATION AND UPON CLIMB OUT, BOTH PILOTS OBSERVED THE EFFECTS OF THE CROSSWIND AND P1 BECAME UNCOMFORTABLE AND REQUESTED P2 TO TAKE COMMAND. AFTER TAKING COMMAND, P2 MADE SEVERAL COORDINATED MANEUVERS IN THE AIRPORT VICINITY ALONG WITH MULTIPLE TOUCH-AND-GO LANDINGS. AFTER THE FINAL TOUCH-AND-GO, P2 ALLOWED P1 TO TAKE COMMAND WHO THEN FLEW THE AIRPLANE IN A STANDARD LEFT PATTERN PROCEDURE FOR LANDING ON RUNWAY 27, AND THEN PREPARED FOR THE FINAL APPROACH. ON SHORT FINAL, P1 OBSERVED THAT THE WINDSOCK WAS ALMOST EXACTLY PERPENDICULAR TO THE RUNWAY, STRAIGHT OUT WITH NO BENDS, AND ADVISED P2 THAT HE MIGHT NOT MAKE A GOOD LANDING.
DURING LANDING APPROACH, P1 DIPPED THE RIGHT WING IN ORDER TO TOUCH-DOWN INTO THE CROSSWIND WITH THE RIGHT WHEEL. THE AIRPLANE TOUCHED DOWN ON THE RIGHT WHEEL FIRST, FOLLOWED QUICKLY BY THE LEFT AT WHICH POINT THE RIGHT WING SUDDENLY STARTED FLYING AGAIN, AND CONTINUED TO RISE UNTIL THE LEFT WINGTIP CONTACTED THE RUNWAY. UNSURE OF HOW TO ARREST THE SUDDEN RIGHT-WING ANOMALY, P1 DEPRESSED THE BRAKES AND USED RIGHT AILERON IN AN EFFORT TO LOWER THE RIGHT WING, NOT RECOGNIZING THAT THE RIGHT WHEEL WAS NOT IN CONTACT WITH THE RUNWAY RESULTING IN THE LEFT BRAKE PRESSURE STEERING THE AIRPLANE TO THE LEFT. AS THE AIRPLANE VEERED LEFT, P2 ATTEMPTED TO TAKE CONTROL AND APPLIED FULL POWER TO GO AROUND NOT REALIZING THAT P1 HAD SWITCHED OFF BOTH THE LEFT AND RIGHT MAGNETOS IN ANTICIPATION OF STRIKING A LARGE AIRFIELD LIGHT BOX. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE LIGHT BOX, SPUN AROUND TO THE RIGHT CAUSING THE NOSE GEAR TO COLLAPSE AND PROPELLER TO STRIKE THE GROUND, RESULTING IN A SUDDEN ENGINE STOPPAGE.
THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE, AND NEITHER PILOT WAS INJURED DURING THE INCIDENT. “
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.