Waco SRE NC58785

Summary

On 26 February 2011 at about 21:30 local time, a Waco SRE registered NC58785, operated by Sydal SRE, LLC, was involved in an accident near Vidalia, Louisiana, United States. One person was 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.

Date

26 February 2011 at 21:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Vidalia, Louisiana, United States

Nearest airport

Concordia Parish (0R4)

Coordinates

31.5669, -91.5003

Aircraft

Waco SRE

Registration

NC58785

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Sydal SRE, LLC

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Jackson → Vidalia

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN11CA206

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing in gusty wind conditions.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

According to the pilot, while inbound to the destination airport, he was advised that the wind was from the south at 7 knots. While landing, the touchdown was normal, but during the rollout, the airplane veered sideways, exited the runway and nosed over. The airport manager, who witnessed the accident, said that he saw the airplane on final approach and the pilot put the airplane in a slip condition to compensate for the wind which was blowing from about 165 degrees at approximately 10 knots with some gusts. The left gear collapsed and the airplane skidded down the runway, then veered off the right side into the grass and nosed over. The propeller left a single cut mark on the edge of the runway and made several cut marks in the ground approximately 1 foot apart. The dragging wheel dug into the ground and the airplane overturned on its back.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.