McIlraith SEAREY AMPHIBIAN N216ST
23 July 2001 · La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 23 July 2001 at about 14:23 local time, a McIlraith SEAREY AMPHIBIAN registered N216ST was involved in an accident near La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States. One person was 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 14:23
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States
- Nearest airport
- La Crosse Municipal Airport (LSE)
- Coordinates
- 43.8191, -91.2298
- Aircraft
- McIlraith SEAREY AMPHIBIAN
- Registration
- N216ST
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Flight Test
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- La Crosse → La Crosee
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI01LA227
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions and turbulence which resulted in the encountered stall. Factors to the accident were turbulence and the high wind condition.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot attempted to land on runway 31 with high and gusting winds. According to the pilot during final approach he attempted a go-around and, "... the turbulence became extreme and I reduced power to reduce airspeed and stress on the airframe. Unfortunately, I reduced airspeed to just above stall speed and in the next gust the plane stalled." The pilot reported that the airplane landed hard and flipped over onto its back. The reported winds at the time of the accident were 290-degrees magnetic at 26 knots with gusts to 33 knots.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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