# Incident 20231117021529I: Icp Srl SAVANNAH S, Mountain View, AR, November 17, 2023

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 17, 2023, 12:00 local time
- Place: Mountain View, AR
- Airport: Mountain View Wilcox Memorial
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.8645° N, 92.0903° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.8645&lon=-92.0903&mi=10
- Aircraft: N425LM, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N425LM) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: ICP SAVANNAH S (registry code 0690014, https://openairdocs.org/model/icp-savannah-s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912ULS series (registry code 55572, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912uls-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ICP SRL SAVANNAH S
- Reported engine: ROTAX 912ULS
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 125 total, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN24LA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA040) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20231117021529I

## Narrative

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

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. “

## 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 CEN24LA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA040), Nov 17, 2023: ICP Savannah S (N425LM), Mountain View, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The sport pilot’s poor decision to allow a noncertificated pilot to land the airplane which resulted in a loss of control 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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