Aircraft Mfg & Dev Co (Amd) CH2T N643AM
25 July 2003 · Crystal River, Florida, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 25 July 2003 at about 18:35 local time, a Aircraft Mfg & Dev Co (Amd) CH2T registered N643AM, operated by National Aviation Holdings, was involved in an accident near Crystal River, Florida, 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.
The record
- Date
- at 18:35
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Crystal River, Florida, United States
- Nearest airport
- Crystal River Airport (CGC)
- Coordinates
- 28.8672, -82.5711
- Aircraft
- Aircraft Mfg & Dev Co (Amd) CH2T
- Registration
- N643AM
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- National Aviation Holdings
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- St. Peterburg → Gainesville
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- MIA03CA151
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The student pilot 's failure to maintain control while landing in crosswind which resulted in airplane departing the runway and incurring damage.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The student pilot stated that on final approach to land he had been compensating for a right-quartering headwind, and just before the landing flare a gust of wind from the right affected the airplane. He said he over-corrected for the wind, and the airplane departed the left side of the runway into a muddy area. As the airplane departed the runway, the left main landing gear wheel dug into the mud, and the airplane pivoted to the left, striking some bushes and damaging both wings. Prior to the accident, the student pilot said that there were no mechanical failures or malfunctions to the airplane or any of its systems.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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