Staudacher S-1000 N6195V

Summary

On 22 August 2003 at about 22:35 local time, a Staudacher S-1000 registered N6195V was involved in an accident near Newberry, Michigan, 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

22 August 2003 at 22:35

Classification

Accident

Location

Newberry, Michigan, United States

Nearest airport

Luce County Airport (ERY)

Coordinates

46.3111, -85.4572

Aircraft

Staudacher S-1000

Registration

N6195V

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Pinconning → Newberry

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI03LA287

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's inadequate compensation for the wind conditions, resulting in aircraft control not being maintained during the landing approach. Contributing factors to the accident were the gusting crosswind and the VASI system.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The airplane impacted a visual approach slope indicator (VASI) system during a landing attempt. The student pilot stated that while on final approach to runway 29 the airplane encountered a "very strong [wind] gust from the right (north)." The pilot reported the airplane "rolled left with a sudden drop of altitude." The pilot stated he increased engine power, but the aircraft impacted the runway. The pilot reported the airplane bounced off the runway and began to drift off the left side of the runway. The pilot stated he saw the VASI system and "heard a thud" when the airplane impacted it. The pilot reported he was able to regain aircraft control and landed on runway 04 without further incident. The winds were 320 degrees true at 9 knots gusting to 17 knots. The pilot reported there were no mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane prior to the impact with the VASI system. The student pilot's most recent 90-day solo endorsement expired almost nine months prior to the accident.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.