Pilot Debrief

AEROPRO CZ A220 near Buckeye, AZ — 2019-10-14

Final reportGAA20CA045
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Date
2019-10-14
Location
Buckeye, AZ, USA
Airport
BXK
Aircraft
AEROPRO CZ A220
Registration
N441B
Category
Airplane
Highest injury
None
Fatalities
0

Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during an aborted landing with a crosswind, which resulted in tailwheel impacting vegetation and the left main landing gear collapsing.

NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that, during landing, the airplane encountered crosswind gusts from the left, and he aborted the landing. The airplane drifted right over the runway edge, and the tailwheel struck brush. The airplane's airspeed decreased, and the left wing "dipped into the wind." The airplane touched down on the left main landing gear, and it collapsed. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the left wing. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

NTSB coding

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