- Date
- November 6, 2004, 16:30 local (21:30 UTC)
- Place
- Millbrook, NY
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N14288Kinner Sportster
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report January 24, 2005
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Parties
- Federal Aviation Administration
- FAA report
- 20041106035259A
- Case key
- 60602
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Probable cause
The pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions and his failure to maintain directional control. A factor was the crosswind.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
During landing on runway 17, the pilot encountered a 90-degree crosswind gust which blew the airplane off the runway. The pilot attempted to abort the landing; however, he "did not make it," and the airplane continued across a grass field, coming to rest upright, in a ditch. The pilot estimated the winds were from 270 degrees at 5 knots, gusting to 15 knots. The winds reported at an airport 8 miles to the southwest, were from 240 degrees at 11 knots, gusting to 16 knots.
Factual narrative
On November 6, 2004, at 1630 eastern standard time, a Kinner Sportster, N14288. was substantially damaged during landing at the Sky Acres Airport (44N), Millbrook, New York. The certificated commercial pilot and passenger were not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed for the local personal flight conducted under 14 CFR Part 91.
According to the pilot, during landing on runway 17, he encountered a 90-degree crosswind gust which blew the airplane off the side of the runway. The pilot attempted to go-around; however, he "did not make it," and the airplane continued across a grass field, coming to rest upright, in a ditch.
The pilot estimated the winds were from 270 degrees at 5 knots, gusting to 15 knots.
Examination of the airplane by a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) inspector revealed substantial damage to both wings.
The winds reported at the Dutchess County Airport, Poughkeepsie, New York, approximately 8 miles to the southwest, at 1553, were from 240 degrees at 11 knots, gusting to 16 knots.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N14288
- Reported as
- Kinner Sportster
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 166
- Airframe hours
- 2,166
- Engine
- Kinner B-5, 125 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Robert McCorkle
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · July 18, 2004 · 66 hours before
- Departed
- 44N · Millbrook, NY
- Destination
- 44N
- Airport
- 44N · Sky Acres Airport, runway 17, 3,828 × 60 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
- 50
- Injuries
- None
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane, Helicopter
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Last flight review
- July 28, 2004
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,108 total · 66 in this make and model · 631 as pilot in command · 20 in the last 90 days · 8 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 240° at 11 knots, gusting 16
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 20,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 57 °F, dew point 32 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.69 inHg
- Observed at
- POU, 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.