Waco UPF-7 N32091

Summary

On 25 May 1996 at about 19:00 local time, a Waco UPF-7 registered N32091 was involved in an accident near East Canton, Pennsylvania, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

25 May 1996 at 19:00

Classification

Accident

Location

East Canton, Pennsylvania, United States

Nearest airport

Larry Dewert

Coordinates

41.6500, -76.8494

Aircraft

Waco UPF-7

Registration

N32091

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Erwinna → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

NYC96LA114

1 person had minor injuries.

the pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions, and his failure to maintain directional control, which resulted in a loss of control and subsequent collision with obstacles. The gusty crosswind condition was a related factor.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The airplane overran the runway during landing and collided with a fence and a stone pile. The pilot reported 'the approach was normal and I touched down at the intended point and rolled approximately 200 feet to the top of the slope when a gust directly across the runway put me back in the air but 90 degrees to the runway heading. I applied full power to go around, and I found myself wallowing and not really flying very well. Apparently, the wind at that point was on my tail, and with the hard rise in the terrain, I was past the limit of the (airplane). It stalled/mushed back to earth approximately 40 feet from a barbed wire fence, an a stone pile that stopped my forward travel. The craft flipped over, damaging the (propeller),(landing) gear, upper and lower wings and the top of the tail.' The pilot indicated the accident could have been prevented if '...I would have let the aircraft settle back after realignment with the runway, but at the time, I did not know that I had a tailwind...'

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.