Winship Kent S DOGGER CRAFT N530KW

Summary

On 16 May 2009 at about 23:00 local time, a Winship Kent S DOGGER CRAFT registered N530KW, operated by Winship Kent S, was involved in an accident near Palmer, Alaska, 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.

Date

16 May 2009 at 23:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Palmer, Alaska, United States

Nearest airport

Wolf Lake Airport (4AK6)

Coordinates

61.6378, -149.2864

Aircraft

Winship Kent S DOGGER CRAFT

Registration

N530KW

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Winship Kent S

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

McGrath → Palmer

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ANC09CA046

1 person had minor injuries.

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll, resulting in a nose over and substantial damage to the airplane.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The private pilot reported he was landing his homebuilt, tailwheel-equipped airplane on a hard-surfaced dry runway, at the conclusion of a Title 14, Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. The pilot reported that during the landing roll, a gust of wind pushed the airplane’s tail to the right, and the airplane swerved to the left. The airplane continued off the left side of the runway and nosed over, sustaining substantial damage to the wings, fuselage, and empennage. Witnesses reported variable winds at the time of the accident. The pilot indicated that there were no preaccident mechanical problems with the airplane, and noted in his report to the NTSB that he should have flown with an instructor before attempting a landing at the accident airport.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.