Airborne Windsports EDGE X N354MB

Summary

On 2 June 2010 at about 02:00 local time, a Airborne Windsports EDGE X registered N354MB, operated by Thomas Parnow, was involved in an accident near Alturas, California, United States. 2 people were 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

2 June 2010 at 02:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Alturas, California, United States

Nearest airport

Alturas (AAT)

Coordinates

41.4831, -120.5653

Aircraft

Airborne Windsports EDGE X

Registration

N354MB

Engines

1

Operator

Thomas Parnow

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Alturas → Alturas

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR10LA275

1 person had minor injuries.

Fracture of a mast support cable due to corrosion, which resulted in a loss of control during the landing roll.

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

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The certified flight instructor (CFI) and a student pilot were performing touch-and-go and full stop landings. The CFI reported that during the final landing roll at 30 miles per hour, the wing rolled severely to the left, and struck the ground. The wing crumpled, and dug into the surface rolling the airplane onto its left side. Postaccident examination revealed that the right rear mast support cable fractured about 3 inches above its lower attachment point where the cable enters a swedge. A Federal Aviation Administration inspector examined the wreckage and confirmed the break to the cable and also noted that there appeared to be some bluish green corrosion on the copper compression swedge.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.