Fay David VELOCITY ELITE N2214W
17 March 2023 · Bullhead City, Arizona, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 17 March 2023 at about 19:57 local time, a Fay David VELOCITY ELITE registered N2214W was involved in an accident near Bullhead City, 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 19:57
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Bullhead City, Arizona, United States
- Nearest airport
- Sun Valley Airport (A20)
- Coordinates
- 35.0056, -114.5650
- Aircraft
- Fay David VELOCITY ELITE
- Registration
- N2214W
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 2001
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Henderson → Bullhead City
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- WPR23LA132
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
The student pilot’s improper landing during crosswind conditions and the flight instructor’s failure to take remedial action, which resulted in a loss of control.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The flight instructor reported that the student pilot aborted the first landing attempt due to crosswind conditions. During the second landing, the airplane bounced, then weather vaned and exited the runway to the right, substantially damaging the right wing tip before coming to rest. The instructor reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane what would have precluded normal operation.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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