McCoy SUPER KOALA N30SK
6 May 1989 · Kelso, Washington, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 6 May 1989 at about 19:53 local time, a McCoy SUPER KOALA registered N30SK, operated by Kevin G. McCoy, was involved in an accident near Kelso, Washington, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 19:53
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Kelso, Washington, United States
- Nearest airport
- Kelso (KLS)
- Coordinates
- 46.1406, -122.8007
- Aircraft
- McCoy SUPER KOALA
- Registration
- N30SK
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Kevin G. McCoy
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- SEA89LA080
People
1 person had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Probable cause
THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO ADEQUATELY COMPENSATE FOR WIND CONDITIONS, AND THE PILOT'S DELAY IN INITIATING A GO-AROUND. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WERE CROSSWIND GUSTS, AND LACK OF TOTAL PILOT EXPERIENCE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
STUDENT PILOT ON FIRST FLIGHT IN 30 DAYS IN HOMEBUILT ENCOUNTERED A CROSSWIND GUST ON LNDG APPROACH. ACFT ENTERED RIGHT BANK WHICH PLT COULD NOT CORRECT. PWR WAS ADDED FOR ATTEMPTED GO-AROUND BUT BANK CONTINUED TO IMPACT. INVESTIGATION REVEALED NO EVIDENCE OF CONTROL MALFUNCTION.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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