Rajhamsa XAIR N521F

Summary

On 4 July 2007 at about 17:15 local time, a Rajhamsa XAIR registered N521F, operated by Russell Cox, was involved in an accident near Pima, Arizona, United States. One person was 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

4 July 2007 at 17:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Pima, Arizona, United States

Nearest airport

Flying J. Ranch (E37)

Coordinates

32.8478, -109.8817

Aircraft

Rajhamsa XAIR

Registration

N521F

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Russell Cox

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Wilcox → Pima

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX07CA203

1 person was seriously injured.

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

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The student sport pilot lost directional control during landing rollout on runway 18. The experimental airplane veered off the runway and came to rest in a dry wash river bed with a bent fuselage. The pilot's son reported that he was waiting for his father to arrive at the airport, and he witnessed his father's approach to the runway. The son reported that the approach appeared normal. The son stated that he believed his father lost control of the airplane during landing. Runway 18 is 45 feet wide and 2,950 feet long. The airport's owner stated that the accident airplane appeared to have touched down on the center of the runway, about 500 feet upwind of the threshold. Thereafter, the airplane veered left and exited the left side of the runway. At the time, a light breeze was blowing from the east about 15 miles per hour.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.