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CEN11CA276

2011-04-10 · Troy, Michigan, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport VLL

Aircraft involved

Probable cause & findings

The pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions and subsequent loss of control.

Factual narrative

The pilot reported that when the airplane touched down, it encountered a strong crosswind gust from the left. The airplane veered off the right side of the runway and went into a ditch and nosed over. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the empennage and fuselage. The pilot reported that the airplane did not have any mechanical malfunction or failure. The pilot reported that as the airplane touched down on the runway, it encountered a strong crosswind gust from the left. The airplane veered off the right side of the runway, impacted a ditch and nosed over. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the empennage and fuselage. The pilot reported no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database Retrieved: 2026-02-12

NTSB Findings

FAA avdata. C = Cause, F = Factor.

  • C Aircraft-Aircraft oper/perf/capability-Performance/control parameters-Directional control-Not attained/maintained - C
  • C Personnel issues-Action/decision-Action-Incorrect action performance-Pilot - C
  • — Environmental issues-Conditions/weather/phenomena-Wind-Crosswind-Contributed to outcome
  • — Environmental issues-Conditions/weather/phenomena-Wind-Gusts-Contributed to outcome

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_2011_CEN11CA276.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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