Peter A Geiser LEE/GEISER NIEUPRT17 N124FG

Summary

On 26 March 2005 at about 15:22 local time, a Peter A Geiser LEE/GEISER NIEUPRT17 registered N124FG, operated by Peter A. Geiser, was involved in an accident near Chandler, Arizona, 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

26 March 2005 at 15:22

Classification

Accident

Location

Chandler, Arizona, United States

Nearest airport

Chandler Municipal (CHD)

Coordinates

33.2400, -111.7806

Aircraft

Peter A Geiser LEE/GEISER NIEUPRT17

Registration

N124FG

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Peter A. Geiser

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Chandler → Chandler

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX05CA123

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's inadequate compensation for the gusting crosswind condition and failure to maintain directional control during landing rollout.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The airplane ground looped off the runway after encountering a crosswind and a sudden wind gust during landing rollout on runway 22R. The gust was from 330 degrees about 12 knots. The pilot lost directional control of his experimental biplane, and it veered off the runway. Thereafter, it ground looped and nosed over. The wind had been nearly calm when the pilot initiated the flight. No mechanical malfunction or failure was reported with the airplane. Eight minutes after the accident the local wind was reported from 300 degrees at 12 knots.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.