Wayne D Teel WAIEX N49YX

Summary

On 20 July 2018 at about 20:30 local time, a Wayne D Teel WAIEX registered N49YX was involved in an accident near Kinsey, Kansas, 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

20 July 2018 at 20:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Kinsey, Kansas, United States

Nearest airport

Kinsley Muni (33K)

Coordinates

38.5264, -96.7259

Aircraft

Wayne D Teel WAIEX

Registration

N49YX

Category

Airplane

Year built

2008

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Kinsey → Kinsey

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA18CA439

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll in gusting crosswind conditions.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

According to the pilot, the tailwheel-equipped airplane encountered a strong crosswind gust from the left during the landing roll. The airplane turned left into the wind and then exited the left side of the runway. The airplane collided with cornstalks and came to rest in a drainage culvert. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the right wing spar. The pilot reported that there were no mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. An automated weather observation station located about 23 miles from accident site reported, about 26 minutes before the accident, wind from 100° at 16 knots, gusting to 20 knots. The airplane landed on runway 18.  

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.