Pilot Debrief

LEWIS/URMSTON RV 4 200 near Cedar Key, FL — 2023-04-07

Final reportERA23LA187
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Date
2023-04-07
Location
Cedar Key, FL, USA
Airport
CDK
Aircraft
LEWIS/URMSTON RV 4 200
Registration
N8DU
Category
Airplane
Highest injury
Serious
Fatalities
0

Probable cause

The pilot’s inadequate compensation for gusting wind conditions while landing, which resulted in a loss of directional control.

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.

NTSB coding

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