Andre Kostrzewa MUSTANG 2 N670AK
18 March 2013 · Bountiful, Utah, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 18 March 2013 at about 19:00 local time, a Andre Kostrzewa MUSTANG 2 registered N670AK, operated by Andre Kostrzewa, was involved in an accident near Bountiful, Utah, 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.
The record
- Date
- at 19:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Bountiful, Utah, United States
- Nearest airport
- Skypark Airport (BTF)
- Coordinates
- 40.8719, -111.9275
- Aircraft
- Andre Kostrzewa MUSTANG 2
- Registration
- N670AK
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Andre Kostrzewa
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Bountiful → Bountiful
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- WPR13CA153
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot’s failure to maintain airplane control during the landing flare in tailwind conditions, which resulted in a hard landing.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot reported that during the landing approach in the tailwheel-equipped airplane, he encountered rough air, and the airplane landed hard and bounced. The airplane subsequently came to rest inverted, substantially damaging the wings and fuselage. At the time of the accident, the airplane was landing with a right quartering tailwind of 10 knots, gusting to 14 knots. The pilot reported no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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