# NTSB GAA20CA045: Aeropro CZ A220, N441B, Buckeye, AZ, October 14, 2019 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: October 14, 2019, 09:30 local (16:30 UTC) - Place: Buckeye, AZ - Coordinates: 33.420555, -112.686111 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4206&lon=-112.6861&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed, report May 21, 2020 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: General Aviation Accidents - Parties: FAA - NTSB case key (mKey): 100484 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=GAA20CA045 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/100484/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=100484 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA20CA045 ## Probable cause The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during an aborted landing with a crosswind, which resulted in tailwheel impacting vegetation and the left main landing gear collapsing. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Use of equip/info: aircraft control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040): Personnel issues › Task performance · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Aeropro CZ A220, 4 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=060006W), [All aircraft, 9,295 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md) - [Performance/control parameters: directional control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Aeropro CZ A220, 4 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md?model=060006W), [All aircraft, 3,958 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md) - [Object/animal/substance](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022000): Environmental issues › Physical environment · Effect on operation (probable cause); cases with it: [Aeropro CZ A220, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022000/cases.md?model=060006W), [All aircraft, 224 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022000/cases.md) - [Wind: crosswind](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034040): Environmental issues › Conditions/weather/phenomena · Effect on operation (probable cause); cases with it: [Aeropro CZ A220, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034040/cases.md?model=060006W), [All aircraft, 1,008 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034040/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Landing: Other weather encounter](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/400); cases with it: [Aeropro CZ A220, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/400/sequence.md?model=060006W), [All aircraft, 1,127 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/400/sequence.md) - [Landing: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) (defining event); cases with it: [Aeropro CZ A220, 4 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md?model=060006W), [All aircraft, 4,585 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md) - [Landing: Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT) ](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470); cases with it: [Aeropro CZ A220, 3 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md?model=060006W), [All aircraft, 10,189 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot reported that, during landing, the airplane encountered crosswind gusts from the left, and he aborted the landing. The airplane drifted right over the runway edge, and the tailwheel struck brush. The airplane's airspeed decreased, and the left wing "dipped into the wind." The airplane touched down on the left main landing gear, and it collapsed. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the left wing. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. ## Factual narrative The pilot in the tailwheel-equipped airplane reported that during landing, the airplane encountered crosswind gusts from the left, and the pilot aborted the landing. The airplane drifted to the right and over the runways edge, and the tailwheel struck the brush off the right side of the runway. The airplane's airspeed decreased and the left wing "dipped into the wind." The airplane touched down on the left main landing gear and the landing gear collapsed. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the left wing. The pilot reported that about the time of the accident, the wind was from 90° at 9 knots. The pilot landed the airplane on runway 17. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N441B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N441B-2020-11-17), registration cancelled 2020-11-17, S/N 55118, built 2018 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: AEROPRO CZ A220 - Registry model: [Aeropro CZ A220](https://openairdocs.org/model/aeropro-cz-a220) (registry code 060006W) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Rotax 914 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-914-series) (registry code 55575, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 55118 - Year built: 2018 - Airframe hours: 45 - Engines: Rotax 914UL2 115 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: Redpole LLC - Registered owner: Redpole LLC - Airworthiness certificate: Special, Special light-sport (Special) - Last inspection: 100 hour, September 27, 2019 - Departed: AVQ, Marana, AZ - Destination: AVQ, Marana, AZ - Airport: BXK, Buckeye Muni, runway 17, 5,500 × 75 ft, asphalt - Equipment: Electronic primary flight display, Electronic flight bag or handheld device, Airframe parachute, ADS-B ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 45; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3; last flight review April 27, 2018; seat: left; restraint: 4-point; flight hours: 751.7 total, 28.2 in this make and model, 607 as pilot in command, 46.9 in the last 90 days, 8.8 in the last 30 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 110° at 10 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 79 °F, dew point 45 °F - Altimeter: 29.93 inHg - Observed at: KBXK ## FAA reports on this event (1) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20191014019569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20191014019569A), Oct 14, 2019: Aeropro Cz A220, Buckeye, AZ, Substantial damage. On October 14, 2014, at approximately 09:30, aircraft N441B, while attempting to land at Buckeye Arizona (bxk), experienced a strong gust of wind pushing the… ## Docket (2 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on January 24, 2020, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=100484. 4.0 MB in all. - Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 3.8 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40480217&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Master.PDF - Photo (item 2, .PDF, 164 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40480218&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Photo-Master.PDF 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. 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