Capital Holdings 226 CCX-2000 N468LM

Summary

On 18 October 2018 at about 18:00 local time, a Capital Holdings 226 CCX-2000 registered N468LM, operated by Capital Holdings 226 LLC, was involved in an accident near Dahlonga, Georgia, 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

18 October 2018 at 18:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Dahlonga, Georgia, United States

Nearest airport

Lumpkin County-Wimpys (9A0)

Coordinates

34.5831, -84.0200

Aircraft

Capital Holdings 226 CCX-2000

Registration

N468LM

Category

Airplane

Year built

2018

Engines

1

Operator

Capital Holdings 226 LLC

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Dahlonga → Dahlonga

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA19CA029

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's improper landing flare, which resulted in a bounced landing and his subsequent failure to maintain directional control. Also causal to the accident was the pilot’s failure to retract the flaps during the aborted landing, which resulted in the airplane’s failure to climb and a subsequent collision with trees.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot in the tailwheel-equipped airplane reported that, during landing, the airplane bounced and then veered right. The airplane exited the right side of the runway, and he applied full throttle to abort the landing. He recalled that the airplane did not climb above the obstacles "because I failed to reposition the flaps on go around." The airplane collided with trees and stopped. The airplane sustained substantial damage to both wings. The pilot reported that there were no mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.