Probable cause
The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control while taking off in gusting wind conditions.
NTSB analysis
The pilot stated that shortly after takeoff the airplane veered to the left due to a gust of wind. The pilot attempted to realign the airplane with the runway centerline but was unsuccessful and landed in a soybean field. Postaccident examination revealed substantial damage to the airplane firewall and engine mounts. The pilot reported a quartering tailwind about the time of the accident. The examination showed no evidence of preexisting mechanical anomalies that would have precluded normal operation of the airplane, and the pilot did not report any.
Text from the NTSB. Open the NTSB docket for ERA12CA492 for the full record.
Event
- Date
- Jul 25, 2012
- Type
- Accident
- Place
- Albion, New York
- Nearest airport
- Pine Hill Airport (9G6)
- Highest injury
- None
- Weather
- Visual (VMC)
- Light
- Day
Fairchild M-62A
- N-number
- N53953
- Category
- Airplane
- Damage
- Substantial
- Operating rule
- Part 91 (general aviation)
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
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