Haskell Municipal Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report

Haskell, Texas 79521
Monday, June 8, 2009 18:55 CDT

NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident

The pilot was flying a visual approach and landing when he felt a burst of wind, which pushed the tail to the left. The pilot compensated with left brake and left rudder, but did not prevent the airplane from exiting the runway. The pilot applied both brakes to slow the airplane and the airplane pulled to the right into a ditch, damaging the airplane frame near the firewall.

NTSB Probable Cause Narrative

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control while landing in a crosswind.

Event Information

Type of Event Accident
Event Date 6/8/2009
Event Day of the Week Monday
Time of Event 1855
Event Time Zone Central Daylight Time
Event City Haskell
Event State TEXAS
Event Country --
Zipcode of the event site 79521
Event Date Year 2009
Event Date Month 6
MidAir Collision Indicator No
On Ground Collision occurred ? No
Event Location Latitude 331129N
Event Location Longitude 0994304W
Event Location Airport Haskell Municipal Airport
Event Location Nearest Airport ID 15F
Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport On Airport
Distance from airport in statute miles 0
Degrees magnetic from airport --
Airport Elevation 1625
Weather Briefing Completeness --
Investigator's weather source Weather Observation Facility
Time of the weather observation 1352 Central Daylight Time
Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) 170
Weather Observation Facility ID ABI
Elevation of weather observation facility 1791
Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) 47
Time Zone of the weather observation CDT
Lighting Conditions Not Reported
Lowest Ceiling Height --
Lowest Non-Ceiling Height --
Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions Clear
Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling Indefinite (V V)
Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) --
Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) --
Visibility (Statute Miles) 10
Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) 32
Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) 18
Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) --
Variable Wind Indicator Variable
Wind Speed (knots) 4
Wind Velocity Indicator --
Wind Gust Indicator Gusting
Wind Gust (knots) 16
Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) 29.86
Density Altitude (feet) --
Intensity of Precipitation --
METAR weather report METAR KABI 081852Z VRB04G16KT 10SM CLR 32/18 A2986
Event Highest Injury None
On Ground, Fatal Injuries --
On Ground, Minor Injuries --
On Ground, Serious Injuries --
Injury Total Fatal --
Injury Total Minor --
Injury Total None 2
Injury Total Serious --
Injury Total All --
Investigating Agency NTSB
NTSB Docket Number (internal use) 25729
NTSB Notification Source FAA
NTSB Notification Date --
NTSB Notification Time --
Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information --
Date of most recent change to record Jul 22 2009 9:12AM
User who most recently changed record bowl
Basic weather conditions Visual Meteorological Cond
FAA District Office --

Aircraft Involved

Aircraft #1

Aircraft Registration Number N34335
NTSB Number CEN09CA346
Missing Aircraft Indicator --
Federal Aviation Reg. Part Part 91: General Aviation
Type of Flight Plan filed None
Flight plan Was Activated? No
Damage Substantial
Aircraft Fire None
Aircraft Explosion None
Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name MEYERS
Aircraft Model OTW
Aircraft Series Identifier 145
Aircraft Serial Number 80
Certified Max Gross Weight 1910
Aircraft Category Airplane
Aircraft Registration Class --
Aircraft is a homebuilt? No
Flight Crew Seats --
Cabin Crew Seats --
Passenger Seats --
Total number of seats on the aircraft 2
Number of Engines 1
Fixed gear or retractable gear Fixed
Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection Annual
Date of Last Inspection May 20 2009 12:00AM
Airframe hours since last inspection --
Airframe Hours --
ELT Installed Yes
ELT Activated Yes
ELT Aided Location of Event Site No
ELT Type Unknown
Aircraft Owner Name Ashbach Richard P
Aircraft Owner Street Address 21310 Floral Bay Drive N
Aircraft Owner City Forest Lake
Aircraft Owner State MN
Aircraft Owner Country USA
Aircraft Owner Zipcode 55025
Operator is an individual? No
Operator Name Ashbach Richard P
Operator Same as Owner? Yes
Operator Is Doing Business As --
Operator Address Same as Owner? Yes
Operator Street Address 21310 Floral Bay Drive N
Operator City Forest Lake
Operator State MN
Operator Country USA
Operator Zip code 55025
Operator Code --
Owner has at least one certificate None
Other Operator of large aircraft? No
Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation --
Operator Certificate Number --
Indicates whether an air carrier operation was scheduled or not --
Indicates Domestic or International Flight --
Operator carrying Pax/Cargo/Mail --
Type of Flying (Per_Bus / Primary) Personal
Second Pilot on Board No
Departure Point Same as Event No
Departure Airport Code DUC
Departure City Duncan
Departure State OK
Departure Country USA
Departure Time 1155
Departure Time Zone CDT
Destination Same as Local Flt --
Destination Airport Code BPG
Destination City Big Springs
Destination State TX
Destination Country USA
Specific Phase of Flight --
Report sent to ICAO? --
Evacuation occurred --
Date of most recent change to record Jul 7 2009 1:09PM
User who most recently changed record bakd
Since inspection or accident --
Event Location Runway Number and Location 18
Runway Length 3420
Runway Width 50
Sight Seeing flight No
Air Medical Flight No
Medical Flight --