Andrew Harold STOL CH 701 N768HA

Summary

On 2 October 2016 at about 20:55 local time, a Andrew Harold STOL CH 701 registered N768HA was involved in an accident near Berryton, Kansas, United States. One person was 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

2 October 2016 at 20:55

Classification

Accident

Location

Berryton, Kansas, United States

Nearest airport

Private (NONE)

Coordinates

38.9853, -95.5972

Aircraft

Andrew Harold STOL CH 701

Registration

N768HA

Category

Airplane

Year built

2008

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Berryton → Berryton

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA17CA003

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll in crosswind conditions, which resulted in a runway excursion.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that during the landing on a grass runway at his private property, he "crabbed for the [cross] wind but did not neutralize the rudder pedals soon enough." He further reported that when the airplane touched down, the airplane veered off the runway to the right and the nose wheel collapsed in soft mud. During the runway excursion, the right wing impacted terrain and was substantially damaged. The pilot reported no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. The automated weather observing system about the time of the accident, 5 nautical miles north of the accident site, recorded the wind at 160 degrees true at 4 knots. The pilot reported that he landed in a northeast direction.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.