Friddle SUPER CUB REPLICA N10038
26 April 2005 · Springtown, Texas, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 26 April 2005 at about 19:15 local time, a Friddle SUPER CUB REPLICA registered N10038, operated by Carl Noah, was involved in an accident near Springtown, Texas, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. 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 19:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Springtown, Texas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Kezer Air Ranch Airport (61TE)
- Coordinates
- 32.9867, -97.6197
- Aircraft
- Friddle SUPER CUB REPLICA
- Registration
- N10038
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Carl Noah
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Springtown → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- DFW05LA110
People
1 person had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to compensate for wind conditions and his failure to maintain aircraft control during a go-around, which resulted in collision with trees.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
A 600-hour uncertificated pilot, who had purchased the airplane 2-weeks prior to the accident, was attempting to make a short field landing in his new homebuilt airplane on Runway 34, a 2,400 by 20-foot asphalt runway, when "a wind gust put him right into the trees on the west side of the runway." An automated weather observing system, located approximately 15 nautical miles east of the accident, reported wind from 310 degrees at 9 knots. The pilot reported that at the time of the accident the winds were "shifting at 30 to 40 knots."
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 29 May 2005 | Cessna R182 | Roanoke, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Apr 2005 | Cessna 172N | Olney, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |