Classic WACO YMF N723SR

Summary

On 9 August 2004 at about 15:40 local time, a Classic WACO YMF registered N723SR was involved in an accident near Bar Harbor, Maine, United States. 3 people were on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

9 August 2004 at 15:40

Classification

Accident

Location

Bar Harbor, Maine, United States

Nearest airport

Hancock County - Bar Harbor (BHB)

Coordinates

44.4497, -68.3614

Aircraft

Classic WACO YMF

Registration

N723SR

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Other Work Use

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Bar Harbor → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

NYC04CA190

1 person was seriously injured.

The pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions. A factor was the crosswind.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

During the approach to runway 22, the pilot monitored the windsock and automated weather observation system (AWOS). The windsock indicated a right-quartering headwind, and the AWOS reported wind from 220 degrees to 310 degrees at 10 knots, gusting to 16 knots. During the landing roll, with all three wheels on the ground, the airplane experienced a rear-quartering tailwind. The airplane began to veer left, and the pilot depressed the right brake in an effort to correct for the wind. The airplane subsequently nosed-over, and came to rest inverted in a grass area off the left side of the runway. The reported wind about the time of the accident, was from 300 degrees at 9 knots, gusting to 16 knots.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.