# Accident 20240107004489A: Hafemeister Roy H GENESIS, Buffalo, MO, January 7, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 7, 2024, 11:18 local time
- Place: Buffalo, MO
- Airport: Buffalo Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.6541° N, 93.0870° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6541&lon=-93.0870&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8704R, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8704R) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hafemeister Roy H GENESIS (registry code 05622CI, https://openairdocs.org/model/hafemeister-roy-h-genesis) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Verner MTR 133MK (registry code 63701, https://openairdocs.org/engine/verner-mtr-133mk) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HAFEMEISTER ROY H GENESIS
- Reported engine: VERNER MTR 133MK
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Student
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN24LA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA084) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240107004489A

## Narrative

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

AIRMAN, OPERATED AIRCRAFT FOR THE PURPOSE OF RELOCATING FROM M17 TO H17. AIRMAN MET WITH THE ORGANZIATION IN POSSESSION OF THE AIRCRAFT AND RECEIVED A GENERAL BRIEF ON THE AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS.  AIRMAN, WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF THE ORGANIZATION'S REPRESENTATIVE, WERE ABLE TO JUMP-START THE AIRCRAFT LEADING TO AN IMMEDIATE TAXI FOR AN INTERSECTION DEPARTURE.  AIRMAN WAS NOT OBSERVED CONDUCTING A RUN-UP PRIOR TO IMMEDIATE DEPARTURE CLIMBING TO APPROXIMATELY 3,500'MSL ENROUTE TO H17.  AIRMAN APPROACHED THE AIRPORT FROM THE EAST TO AVOID OVERFLIGHT OF THE CITY.  AIRMAN MADE MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS TO LAND ON RWY 22 THAT LET TO GO AROUNDS.  FINAL ATTEMPT, THE AIRMAN DESCENDED TO, JUST ABOVE THE RWY, AND BY OWN ADMISSION, LACKED THE EXPERIENCE AND AILERON AUTHORITY TO MAINTAIN CENTERLINE.  AIRMAN ATTEMPTED A GO-AROUND LEFT OF CENTERLINE.  AIRMAN ANTICIPATED THEY WOULD CLEAR THE SMALL TREES BUT CLIPPED THEM LEADING TO THE AIRMAN LOSING CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND IMPACTING THE GROUND APPROXIMATELY 80 YARDS LEFT OF CENTERLINE IN A FIELD APPROXIMATELY 300' FROM THE TREES.  SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WAS NOTED TO THE AIRCRAFT AND MINOR INJURIES TO THE AIRMAN.  POST ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION CONFIRMED AIRCRAFT CONTROLS APPEARED TO BE OPERATING NORMALLY.  POST ACCIDENT CONFIRMED THE AIRMAN OPERATED WITH A STUDENT PILOT CERTIFICATE, NO MEDICAL, NO FLIGHT TRAINING IN AN EXPERIMENTAL AIRCRAFT, NO SOLO ENDORSMENT AND NO PRE-SOLO FLIGHT TRAINING IN MAKE AND MODEL AIRCRAFT.

## 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 CEN24LA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA084), Jan 7, 2024: SlipStream International Genesis (N8704R), Buffalo, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot’s failure to maintain control of the airplane during the crosswind landing, which resulted in the airplane drifting off the left side of the runway and into trees.

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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