Schmidt QUESTAIR VENTURE N425V

Summary

On 30 January 2001 at about 22:45 local time, a Schmidt QUESTAIR VENTURE registered N425V was involved in an accident near Fort Worth, Texas, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

30 January 2001 at 22:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Fort Worth, Texas, United States

Nearest airport

Fort Worth Mecham (FTW)

Coordinates

32.8009, -97.1906

Aircraft

Schmidt QUESTAIR VENTURE

Registration

N425V

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Fort Worth → Fort Worth

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

FTW01LA055

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll. Factors were the crosswind and soft terrain condition.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot landed the airplane on runway 34R with a left crosswind. Immediately after the nose landing gear touched down, the airplane veered toward the left side of the runway. In an attempt to correct, the pilot applied maximum right rudder and brake. The airplane exited the left side of the runway, contacted soft ground, and the nose landing gear strut brace broke. As the nose of the airplane dug into the ground, the left wing tip dug into the dirt, and the left wing separated from the airplane. The airplane nosed over and came to rest inverted. According to the pilot, the wind at the time of the accident was from 300 degrees at 14 knots. The reported wind at the airport 8 minutes after the accident was from 300 degrees at 10 knots.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.