Aeropro Cz A220 N441B
14 October 2019 · Buckeye, Arizona, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 14 October 2019 at about 16:30 local time, a Aeropro Cz A220 registered N441B, operated by Redpole LLC, was involved in an accident near Buckeye, Arizona, United States. 2 people were 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 16:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Buckeye, Arizona, United States
- Nearest airport
- Buckeye Muni (BXK)
- Coordinates
- 33.4206, -112.6861
- Aircraft
- Aeropro Cz A220
- Registration
- N441B
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 2018
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Redpole LLC
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Marana → Marana
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- GAA20CA045
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during an aborted landing with a crosswind, which resulted in tailwheel impacting vegetation and the left main landing gear collapsing.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot reported that, during landing, the airplane encountered crosswind gusts from the left, and he aborted the landing. The airplane drifted right over the runway edge, and the tailwheel struck brush. The airplane's airspeed decreased, and the left wing "dipped into the wind." The airplane touched down on the left main landing gear, and it collapsed. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the left 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.
Other Aeropro Cz A220 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Jan 2020 | Aeropro Cz A220 | Grafton, West Virginia, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 19 Jul 2016 | Aeropro Cz A220 | McCarthy, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Mar 2016 | Aeropro Cz A220 | Canton, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Jun 2019 | Cessna 172 | Phoenix, Arizona, United States | Westwind School of Aeronautics Phoenix Llc | No injuries | - |
| 20 Sep 2019 | Piper PA60 | Sedona, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 Jun 2019 | Piper PA28R | Chandler, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 May 2019 | Piper PA28R | Gila Bend, Arizona, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 30 Aug 2019 | Luscombe 8 | Prescott, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 9 Mar 2019 | Cessna T210 | Chandler, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |