# Accident 20240820011229A: Canadian Light Acft Sales &Svc BUSHCADDY EXPLORER, Charleston, WV, August 20, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 20, 2024, 18:02 local time
- Place: Charleston, WV
- Airport: Yeager
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.3760° N, 81.5929° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3760&lon=-81.5929&mi=10
- Aircraft: N335BE, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N335BE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Canadian Light Acft Sales &Svc BUSHCADDY EXPLORER (registry code 0600052, https://openairdocs.org/model/canadian-light-acft-sales-svc-bushcaddy-explorer) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912ULS series (registry code 55572, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912uls-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CANADIAN LIGHT ACFT SALES &SVC BUSHCADDY EXPLORER
- Reported engine: ROTAX 912ULS SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, commercial pilot, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 382 total, 12 in this make and model, 70 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA24LA356](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA356) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240820011229A

## Narrative

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

^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ DEPARTED CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA ON 8/20/2024 ENROUTE TO CHARLESTON, WV.  ON LANDING IN CHARLESTON, THE AIRCRAFT TAIL SPUN AROUND CAUSING THE R/H LANDING GEAR TO COLLAPSE.  AS A RESULT, THE R/H WING CONTACTED THE RUNWAY CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE WING SPAR.

## 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 ERA24LA356](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA356), Aug 20, 2024: Canadian Light Acft Sales &Svc Bushcaddy Explorer R80 (N335BE), Charleston, WV, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control of the airplane while landing in a crosswind, which resulted in a ground loop and subsequent landing gear collapse.

## Other reports on N335BE (1)

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

- [Accident 20160729011739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160729011739A), Jul 29, 2016: Canadian Light Acft Sales & Svc BUSHCADDY EXPLORER (N335BE), Island Pond, VT, Substantial damage. The pilot stated that during landing approach the aircraft cleared the threshold at over 45 mph, when about 100 - 150 feet down the runway, at approximately…

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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