# NTSB WPR12CA338: Aerotrek A220, N216V, Bremerton, WA, July 21, 2012 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: July 21, 2012, 16:00 local (23:00 UTC) - Place: Bremerton, WA - Coordinates: 47.487499, -122.758888 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.4875&lon=-122.7589&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing-aborted after touchdown: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report November 5, 2012 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: Western Pacific Region - Parties: Federal Aviation Administration - NTSB case key (mKey): 84517 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=WPR12CA338 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/84517/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=84517 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12CA338 ## Probable cause The pilot’s failure to maintain airplane control during an attempted go-around in gusting wind conditions. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [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) - [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) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Landing-aborted after touchdown: 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-aborted after touchdown: Runway excursion](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300); cases with it: [Aeropro CZ A220, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md?model=060006W), [All aircraft, 3,643 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md) - [Landing-aborted after touchdown: 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 after touchdown in the tailwheel-equipped airplane a gust of wind lifted the airplane’s right wing, turning it to the left. The pilot added full power to attempt a go-around; however, the airplane continued to the left and became airborne about 90 degrees from the runway heading. The airplane touched back down on the grass and collided with a ditch, which resulted in substantial damage to the firewall. The pilot reported no mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airframe or engine that would have precluded normal operation. ## Factual narrative The pilot reported that after touchdown in the tailwheel equipped airplane, a gust of wind lifted the airplane’s right wing, turning it to the left. The pilot added full power to attempt a go-around; however, the airplane continued to the left and became airborne approximately 90 degrees from runway heading. The airplane touched back down on the grass and collided with a ditch, which resulted in substantial damage to the firewall. The pilot reported no mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airframe or engine that would have precluded normal operations. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N216V](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N216V), registered now, S/N 35212, built 2012 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Aerotrek A220 - Registry model: [Aeropro CZ A220](https://openairdocs.org/model/aeropro-cz-a220) (registry code 060006W) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Rotax 912ULS series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912uls-series) (registry code 55572, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 35212 - Airframe hours: 44 - Engines: Rotax 912 ULS 2 100 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: Michael L Hersey - Registered owner: Michael L Hersey - Airworthiness certificate: Special, Special light-sport (Special) - Last inspection: AAIP, July 7, 2012 - Departed: FHR, Friday Harbor, WA - Destination: PWT, Bremerton, WA - Airport: PWT, Bremerton National Airport, runway 19, 6,000 × 150 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 58; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land, single-engine sea; medical: class 3, without waivers/limitations; last flight review October 9, 2011; seat: left; flight hours: 1,004 total, 44 in this make and model ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 60° at 8 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 77 °F, dew point 55 °F - Altimeter: 30.10 inHg - Observed at: PWT ## 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 20120721014689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120721014689A), Jul 21, 2012: Aeropro Cz A220, Bremerton, WA, Minor damage. Pilot stated that a gust of wind caught the aircraft on landing causing the a/c to veer off runway. Lt main gear leg broke causing the prop to hit the ground… ## Docket (1 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on September 4, 2012, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=84517. 479 KB in all. - Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 479 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40375301&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Redacted.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. Compare the reported make and model. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.