Simmons GP-4 N619BS

Summary

On 24 July 2005 at about 17:00 local time, a Simmons GP-4 registered N619BS was involved in an accident near Oshkosh, Wisconsin, 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.

Date

24 July 2005 at 17:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Oshkosh, Wisconsin, United States

Coordinates

43.9844, -88.5569

Aircraft

Simmons GP-4

Registration

N619BS

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Dayton → Oshkosh

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI05CA196

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed sufficient enough to compensate for the gusty crosswind condition and prevent a stall during the landing flare. A factor associated with the accident was the gusting crosswind condition.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The airplane collided with the runway following a loss of control while landing. The accident occurred as the pilot was arriving at EAA AirVenture 2005. The pilot reported he made a low turn onto final approach, possibly encountered a wind gust, and the airplane stalled. The pilot reported the winds as being from 270 degrees at 11 knots, gusting to 20 knots. The winds reported at the airport 7 minutes prior to the accident were from 250 degrees at 11 knots, gusting to 15 knots.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.