Pegasus QUANTUM N5125A

Summary

On 10 October 2008 at about 17:21 local time, a Pegasus QUANTUM registered N5125A was involved in an accident near West Terre Haute, Indiana, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

10 October 2008 at 17:21

Classification

Accident

Location

West Terre Haute, Indiana, United States

Nearest airport

Private Airstrip (PVT)

Coordinates

39.4900, -87.4806

Aircraft

Pegasus QUANTUM

Registration

N5125A

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Bloomfield → West Terre Haut

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN09CA013

1 person had minor injuries.

The pilot's failure to adequately compensate for the crosswind during the go-around. Contributing to the accident was the crosswind condition and the trees.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The experimental weight-shift-control aircraft was attempting to land on a north/south private grass airstrip when the accident occurred. The pilot reported that the winds were from the east at 10-15 knots. A nearby weather station recorded the wind to be from the southeast at 10 knots. The crosswind limitation for the airplane was 10 mph (9 knots), according to the aircraft operation manual. The pilot initially attempted a low pass over the runway heading south, but was unable to compensate for the crosswind and the airplane drifted to the right. He elected to perform a go-around and attempt a landing to the north. During the subsequent approach, he was unable to maintain runway heading again and elected to go-around. During the go-around the airplane drifted into trees off the side of the runway.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.