- Date
- August 4, 1984, 16:20 local (20:20 UTC)
- Place
- Grand Haven, MI
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N3332Dahlman BD4
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840804037839A
- Case key
- 12724
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot indicated that he observed the wind tee indicating a westerly wind but during landing flare/roll, a gusty wind from the south caused the acft to veer to the right. The acft veered off the runway and the left main gear separated.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3332
- Reported as
- Dahlman BD4
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number
- 25
- Airframe hours
- 33
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Gregory Scott Degaynor
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Experimental (Special)
- Departed
- OSH · Oshkosh, WI
- Airport
- 3GM · Grand Haven Mem., runway 27, 3,750 × 75 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 42
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 256 total · 33 in this make and model · 13 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 250° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 5 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 7,000 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 82 °F, dew point 64 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- MKG, 8 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.