Lewis/Urmston RV 4 200 N8DU
7 April 2023 · Cedar Key, Florida, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 7 April 2023 at about 21:30 local time, a Lewis/Urmston RV 4 200 registered N8DU was involved in an accident near Cedar Key, Florida, United States. 2 people were on board and one was seriously injured, 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.
The record
- Date
- at 21:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Cedar Key, Florida, United States
- Nearest airport
- George T Lewis (CDK)
- Coordinates
- 29.1342, -83.0505
- Aircraft
- Lewis/Urmston RV 4 200
- Registration
- N8DU
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 1989
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Orlando → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ERA23LA187
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Probable cause
The pilot’s inadequate compensation for gusting wind conditions while landing, which resulted in a loss of directional control.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot stated that he entered the traffic pattern at the destination airport and conducted a “stabilized” approach until just prior to touchdown, when the airplane experienced “mechanical turbulence which destabilized the approach.” The pilot initiated a go-around when a wind gust “lifted the right wing.” The airplane departed the left side of the runway and struck trees 100 ft left of the landing surface. The pilot reported there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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