- Date
- October 1, 1989, 14:30 local (19:30 UTC)
- Place
- Swan, IA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N7914AStits-Itrich SA6B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report October 24, 1990
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19891001057329A
- Case key
- 34890
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Probable cause
The pilot's failure to adequately compensate for the gusty crosswind conditions which contributed to the accident.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
While attempting to land his homebuilt acft, during gusty crosswind conditions, the aircraft bounced, then veered off the runway. The airport's touchdown area on the 1300 foot long runway was downwind from the hangars which would be conducive for causing winds shear and turbulence in the landing area. The pilot estimated that the winds were out of the south at 18 knots, with gusts to 25 knots.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7914A
- Reported as
- Stits-Itrich SA6B
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number
- 116
- Engine
- Continental C-85-F, 85 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Zeck, Wayne M.
- Registered owner
- Unknown
- Airport
- NONE · Nutter, runway 26, 1,300 × 100 ft, grass/turf
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 68
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 851 total · 3 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 170° at 15 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 81 °F, dew point 55 °F
- Observed at
- DSM, 15 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.