Hammond MH1 N234MH
19 June 2008 · McCall, Idaho, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 19 June 2008 at about 15:30 local time, a Hammond MH1 registered N234MH was involved in an accident near McCall, Idaho, United States. 2 people were 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.
The record
- Date
- at 15:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- McCall, Idaho, United States
- Nearest airport
- McCall Municipal Airport (KMYL)
- Coordinates
- 44.8889, -116.1019
- Aircraft
- Hammond MH1
- Registration
- N234MH
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Silver Lake → McCall
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- SEA08CA153
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll, resulting in a inadvertent ground loop. Contributing to the accident were variable winds that resulted in a landing tailwind, and rough terrain.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot was landing his experimental tail wheel airplane in winds that were continually changing direction. Just prior to touchdown, the winds changed to a tailwind, and during the landing roll the pilot failed to maintain directional control, which resulted in a ground loop. As the airplane departed the runway, it encountered rough terrain, and sustained structural damage to the right wing and the fuselage.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 May 2008 | Cessna 172M | Dixie, Idaho, United States | Anthony Maniglia | No injuries | - |
| 17 Dec 2008 | Cessna 140 | Preston, Idaho, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 17 Jun 2008 | Alon A2 | Sandpoint, Idaho, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 29 Aug 2008 | Lien ZODIAC 601 XL | Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, United States | Kenneth L Lien | Fatal | 1 |
| 29 Jul 2008 | Wsl Pzl MIELEC | Caldwell, Idaho, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
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