McKay Gene RV-9A N281MC
26 December 2012 · Brunswick, Georgia, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 26 December 2012 at about 23:00 local time, a McKay Gene RV-9A registered N281MC, operated by Oswaldo Seda, was involved in an accident near Brunswick, Georgia, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 had minor injuries. 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 23:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Brunswick, Georgia, United States
- Nearest airport
- Malcolm McKinnon Airport (SSI)
- Coordinates
- 31.1531, -81.3878
- Aircraft
- McKay Gene RV-9A
- Registration
- N281MC
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Oswaldo Seda
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Bay Minette → Brunswick
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night/Bright
- NTSB number
- ERA13CA098
People
2 people had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Probable cause
The pilot’s failure to maintain airplane control while landing in gusting wind conditions.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
As the pilot and airplane owner approached the destination airport, the pilot received a radio call from another pilot who reported leaving the traffic pattern at the destination airport because of wind conditions. The pilot continued his approach to land on runway 34 but later aborted the landing due to strong crosswind conditions. After obtaining current wind information from the airport’s universal communications frequency, he decided to attempt a landing on runway 22. After the airplane crossed the airport perimeter fence, the airplane’s nose impacted the ground and the airplane subsequently skidded down the left side of the runway before coming to rest. A postcrash fire consumed much of the wreckage with the exception of the empennage and outboard sections of both wings. At the time of the accident, airport ground personnel reported wind from 260 degrees at 18 knots gusting to 26 knots.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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