Acro Sport II N39GC

Summary

On 11 April 2023 at about 21:00 local time, a Acro Sport II registered N39GC was involved in an accident near Skiatook, Oklahoma, United States. One person was on board and 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.

Date

11 April 2023 at 21:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Skiatook, Oklahoma, United States

Nearest airport

Skiatook Muni (2F6)

Coordinates

36.3561, -96.0110

Aircraft

Acro Sport II

Registration

N39GC

Category

Airplane

Year built

1980

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Ferry

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Calico Rock → Borger

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN23LA157

1 person had minor injuries.

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing in a gusting crosswind.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that he had just purchased the airplane and the accident flight was his first flight in it. While performing a touch-and-go-landing with a left gusting crosswind, the airplane veered right, departed the runway, and struck a runway light. The left main landing gear separated, and the airplane came to rest in the grass next to the taxiway. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the fuselage and lower wings. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operations. At the time of the accident, the airplane was landing on runway 18 with wind variable at 12 knots with gusts to 21 knots. The pilot reported that he did not look at the windsock before the landing.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.