- Date
- June 22, 1985, 13:15 local (20:15 UTC)
- Place
- Angwin, CA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N3800FGreat Lakes 2T-1A-2
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850622028039A
- Case key
- 24756
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
During a VFR cross country flt, wx conditions along the route induced the plt to divert to the Angwin arpt. After an overflt to obtain wind information from the wind sock, the plt said he entered the pattern and completed a normal approach and touchdown. Shortly after touchdown, the plt stated that he 'got caught by a gust (of) crosswind and struck (a) wingtip on (a) runway light while compensating for (the) cross wind.' The plt estimated the winds as from 270 degrees at 10 KTS with gusts to 20 KTS. The closest official wx reporting station (18 NM west) reported winds from 170 degrees at 5 KTS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3800F
- Reported as
- Great Lakes 2T-1A-2
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 0768
- Engine
- Lycoming AEIO-360, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Ralph E. Mercer
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Aerobatic
- Departed
- HWD · Hayward, CA
- Destination
- UKI · Ukiah, CA
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- 2O3 · Parrett Field, runway 34, 3,217 × 50 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
- 26
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 769 total · 122 in this make and model · 720 as pilot in command · 25 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 170° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 1,500 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 63 °F, dew point 57 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- STS, 18 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.