Flightworks CAPELLA XS FW2C80TD N654MM
23 March 2018 · Hartselle, Alabama, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 23 March 2018 at about 23:30 local time, a Flightworks CAPELLA XS FW2C80TD registered N654MM was involved in an accident near Hartselle, Alabama, 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 23:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Hartselle, Alabama, United States
- Nearest airport
- Hartselle-Morgan County Region (5M0)
- Coordinates
- 34.4072, -86.9331
- Aircraft
- Flightworks CAPELLA XS FW2C80TD
- Registration
- N654MM
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 1995
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Hartselle → Hartselle
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Dusk
- NTSB number
- GAA18CA178
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot of the tailwheel-equipped airplane reported that, during a wheel landing, the airplane began to drift to the left while the tail was still in the air. He added that he added right rudder to no avail. He added that he "went to full power too late", the right wing struck the ground, and the airplane came to rest in a ditch to the left of the runway. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the right wing. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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