Aviation Accident Summaries

Aviation Accident Summary ATL88LA098

CONCORD, GA, USA

Aircraft #1

N623CH

BEECH 77

Analysis

PIC OBTAINED WX BRIEF OF HIGH WINDS FROM NORTHWEST WITH STRONG GUSTS. TAKEOFF WAS FROM PVT STRIP WITH WIND SOCK WHICH SHOWED WIND ALIGNED WITH RWY 01. AS TAKEOFF ROLL WAS BEGUN WIND SHIFTED TO 90 DEGREES LEFT CROSSWIND. AT ROTATION LEFT WING WAS LIFTED BY CROSSWIND, RIGHT WING STALLED DUE TO BLANKING BY FUSELAGE AND SUDDEN DECREASE IN RELATIVE WIND. RIGHT WING TIP DRAGGED THE SOD RWY AND ACFT VEERED RIGHT INTO A FENCE. PIC STATED HE BELIEVED CROSSWIND LIMIT WAS 24-25 KTS. PILOT HANDBOOK STATES DEMONSTRATED CROSSWIND IS 15 KTS. RPTED GUSTS EXCEEDED CROSSWIND LIMIT BY 8 KTS.

 

Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database

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