Crozier EMERAUDE N99PC

Summary

On 31 May 1999 at about 15:16 local time, a Crozier EMERAUDE registered N99PC was involved in an accident near Delta, Colorado, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was slightly damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

31 May 1999 at 15:16

Classification

Accident

Location

Delta, Colorado, United States

Nearest airport

Hawkins Field (D17)

Coordinates

38.7406, -108.0700

Aircraft

Crozier EMERAUDE

Registration

N99PC

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Unknown → Delta

Aircraft damage

Minor

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

DEN99LA091

1 person was seriously injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control. Factors were the gusty tailwind and crosswinds reported, and the pilot's total lack of aeronautical experience.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The student pilot had flown from Delta, Colorado's, Blake Field to Delta's Hawkins Field, where he met his instructor. After making five takeoffs and landings, the instructor disembarked and the student pilot took off to return to Blake Field. He said the wind 'was crossfield at about 5 mph.' When he raised the tail to lift off, the airplane veered to the left. He applied right rudder, but this did not correct the excursion. The airplane nosed over and came to rest inverted. The instructor, who witnessed the accident, said it appeared that a tailwind gust had raised the tail. The student pilot had logged 43.7 hours total time in airplanes, of which 20.6 were in the Emeraude, and 12.6 hours total pilot-in-command time, of which 8.8 hours were in the Emeraude.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.