Flight CTSW N153SW

Summary

On 19 May 2019 at about 17:00 local time, a Flight CTSW registered N153SW, operated by White Falcon LLC, was involved in an accident near Blairesville, 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

19 May 2019 at 17:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Blairesville, Georgia, United States

Nearest airport

Blairsville (DZJ)

Coordinates

34.8544, -83.9972

Aircraft

Flight CTSW

Registration

N153SW

Category

Airplane

Year built

2007

Operator

White Falcon LLC

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Sanford → Hazel Green

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA19CA373

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain airplane control during landing in gusting crosswind conditions, which resulted in a hard landing and landing gear collapse.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that, while on approach for landing on runway 26, the wind was reported to be from 240º at 8 knots. One second later, the wind shifted and was from 180º at 6 knots. The pilot flew the final approach with a left crosswind and crossed the threshold at 50 knots. As he leveled the airplane and was about to touch down at 45 knots, the airplane lifted about 7 ft, and the nose pitched up 20º. The pilot pushed the control stick forward and began to add power, but the airplane "violently slammed" onto the runway, and the left main landing gear collapsed. He added full right rudder and aileron to keep the airplane on the runway, but it veered left into tall grass. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the firewall and engine mount.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.