Thompson Edward LM-5X-W N970CE

Summary

On 25 May 2023 at about 11:00 local time, a Thompson Edward LM-5X-W registered N970CE was involved in an accident near Limington, Maine, 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

25 May 2023 at 11:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Limington, Maine, United States

Nearest airport

Limington-Harmon (63B)

Coordinates

43.7629, -70.6722

Aircraft

Thompson Edward LM-5X-W

Registration

N970CE

Category

Airplane

Year built

2019

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA23LA243

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s inadequate compensation for the gusty crosswind conditions, which resulted in a collision with a tree during landing.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that despite the winds being calm at the surface, shortly after departing for the accident flight he encountered gusty wind above the trees near the airport. He continued around the traffic pattern and planned to land in an area of grass next to the paved runway. During the final approach to land, a sudden gust of wind pushed the airplane to the right of the runway toward trees and a hangar. The pilot described that there was not enough time to initiate a go around before the airplane contacted a tree and then the hangar. The airplane came to rest upside down on the ground and the fuselage and both wings were substantially damaged. The pilot reported that there no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures of the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.