Buhlmann Howard HB-1 N170HB
8 May 2015 · Canandaigua, New York, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 8 May 2015 at about 18:00 local time, a Buhlmann Howard HB-1 registered N170HB, operated by Buhlmann Howard C, was involved in an accident near Canandaigua, New York, 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 18:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Canandaigua, New York, United States
- Nearest airport
- Canandaigua (D38)
- Coordinates
- 42.9078, -77.3222
- Aircraft
- Buhlmann Howard HB-1
- Registration
- N170HB
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 2009
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Buhlmann Howard C
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Canandaigua → Canandaigua
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- GAA15CA069
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to land beyond the marked runway threshold, which resulted in a collision with a culvert and a loss of control on the ground.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
Due to the crosswind component, the pilot chose to land on an unpublished grass runway on the airport. According to the pilot, he approached the landing area low and slow without sufficient power to clear a culvert prior to the intended touchdown zone. The right landing gear impacted the culvert and the airplane departed the left side of the runway. The airplane came to rest after impacting a ditch to the left of the grass runway. The pilot reported no mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the right side of the fuselage.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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