Waco GXE N312DC
25 May 2008 · Provincetown, Massachusetts, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 25 May 2008 at about 21:30 local time, a Waco GXE registered N312DC was involved in an accident near Provincetown, Massachusetts, United States. 3 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.
The record
- Date
- at 21:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Provincetown, Massachusetts, United States
- Nearest airport
- Provincetown Municipal (PVC)
- Coordinates
- 42.0697, -70.2194
- Aircraft
- Waco GXE
- Registration
- N312DC
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Provincetown → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- MIA08CA107
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain directional control while landing.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot of a Waco stated to the responding Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) inspector that while performing a full stall landing, the airplane veered to the right upon touchdown. He applied left rudder and aileron to maintain directional control while attempting to stop, but the aircraft continued to the right. Due to the pilot's concentration on the rudder pedals, he was unable to reach heel brakes to apply differential braking pressure resulting in the right wheel exiting the runway and subsequent ground loop. The pilot did not report any mechanical failures or malfunctions to the airplane or any of its systems prior to the accident.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Waco GXE accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Jun 2005 | Waco GXE | Paducah, Kentucky, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Sep 2021 | Waco GXE | Burt, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Jul 1971 | Waco GXE | San Antonio, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Jun 2008 | De Havilland DHC6 | Hyannis, Massachusetts, United States | Wiggins Airways Inc | Fatal | 1 |
| 17 Jan 2008 | Grumman American AA-5B | Norwood, Massachusetts, United States | Douglas James Weir | No injuries | - |
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| 7 Sep 2008 | Tetrault Ronad TEAM MINI MAX 1500R | Berkley, Massachusetts, United States | Ronald Tetrault | No injuries | - |
| 8 Aug 2008 | Boeing E75 | Sterling, Massachusetts, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Aug 2008 | Beechcraft G35 | South Easton, Massachusetts, United States | Joseph E. Baker | Fatal | 3 |