Herder Michael ZODIAC 601 HD N318MH
21 August 2014 · Fredericksburg, Texas, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 21 August 2014 at about 19:50 local time, a Herder Michael ZODIAC 601 HD registered N318MH, operated by Saavy BIZ Inc, was involved in an accident near Fredericksburg, Texas, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously 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 19:50
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Fredericksburg, Texas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Gillespie County Airport (T82)
- Coordinates
- 30.2489, -98.9133
- Aircraft
- Herder Michael ZODIAC 601 HD
- Registration
- N318MH
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 2010
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Saavy BIZ Inc
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Hamilton → Fredericksburg
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CEN14LA447
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The pilot’s loss of airplane control during a gusting crosswind landing.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
After a cross-country flight and as the pilot approached his destination airport, he checked the wind. After flying a normal traffic pattern for runway 14, he made two unsuccessful landing attempts. On the third attempt, the airplane experienced a wind gust, and the airplane banked 90 degrees. The pilot applied power; however, the left wing impacted the runway. The airplane cartwheeled twice and then came to rest inverted next to the runway. There were no reported malfunctions with the airplane before the accident. A review of the airport's automated weather reporting station report indicated that, about the time of the accident, the airplane would have experienced about a 15-knot crosswind gusting to 20 knots. The accident is consistent with a loss of control during windy conditions.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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