Aircraft Mfg & Dev Co (Amd) CH-2000 N215LF

Summary

On 25 April 2005 at about 18:30 local time, a Aircraft Mfg & Dev Co (Amd) CH-2000 registered N215LF, operated by Coyote Aviation, Inc., was involved in an accident near Panhandle, Texas, 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

25 April 2005 at 18:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Panhandle, Texas, United States

Nearest airport

Panhandle-Carson County (T45)

Coordinates

35.3617, -101.3650

Aircraft

Aircraft Mfg & Dev Co (Amd) CH-2000

Registration

N215LF

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Coyote Aviation, Inc.

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Amarillo → Amarillo

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

DFW05CA108

Nobody was injured.

The student pilot's improper compensation for existing wind conditions. Contributing factors were the crosswind and inadequate supervision by the flight instructor.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

A 639-hour flight instructor pilot and 15-hour student pilot flew to another airport to practice crosswind landings. According to the flight instructor, the wind was reported from 320 degrees at 15 knots, gusting to 25 knots, and runway 35 was in use. During the landing flare and with the student pilot at the controls, round out was started somewhat early (about 25 feet above the ground); the airplane dropped 2-3 feet onto the main landing gear. The aircraft bounced in to the air, and the flight instructor reported that the right rudder pedal left his foot rapidly, putting the right wing tip on to the runway.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.