Clark Regional Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report

Sellersburg, Indiana 47172
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 22:50 EDT

NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident

The pilot was landing the airplane in a strong and gusty left quartering headwind and, as the airplane touched down, it encountered a wind gust that raised the left wing. The pilot corrected with a left roll input as he simultaneously reduced the airplane's pitch in an attempt to place the nosewheel onto the runway, but the airplane became airborne and drifted off the runway. The airplane touched down for the second time in the grassy area alongside the runway, where the subsequent landing roll was completed. The pilot reported that there were no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation of the airplane.

NTSB Probable Cause Narrative

The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane during landing in strong and gusty wind conditions.

Event Information

Type of Event Accident
Event Date 3/23/2011
Event Day of the Week Wednesday
Time of Event 2250
Event Time Zone Eastern Daylight Time
Event City Sellersburg
Event State INDIANA
Event Country --
Zipcode of the event site 47172
Event Date Year 2011
Event Date Month 3
MidAir Collision Indicator No
On Ground Collision occurred ? No
Event Location Latitude 382156N
Event Location Longitude 0854418W
Event Location Airport Clark Regional Airport
Event Location Nearest Airport ID KJVY
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 474
Weather Briefing Completeness --
Investigator's weather source Weather Observation Facility
Time of the weather observation 2253 Eastern Daylight Time
Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) 180
Weather Observation Facility ID KLOU
Elevation of weather observation facility 546
Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) 10
Time Zone of the weather observation EDT
Lighting Conditions Night
Lowest Ceiling Height --
Lowest Non-Ceiling Height --
Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions Clear
Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling None
Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) --
Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) --
Visibility (Statute Miles) 10
Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) 14
Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) 4
Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) 310
Variable Wind Indicator Wind direction could be determined
Wind Speed (knots) 22
Wind Velocity Indicator --
Wind Gust Indicator Gusting
Wind Gust (knots) 29
Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) 29.65
Density Altitude (feet) --
Intensity of Precipitation --
METAR weather report METAR KLOU 240153Z 30020G35KT 10SM CLR 18/04 A2957
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 3
Injury Total Serious --
Injury Total All --
Investigating Agency NTSB
NTSB Docket Number (internal use) 29356
NTSB Notification Source Federal Aviation Administratio
NTSB Notification Date --
NTSB Notification Time --
Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information --
Date of most recent change to record Dec 1 2011 5:59PM
User who most recently changed record bakd
Basic weather conditions Visual Meteorological Cond
FAA District Office --

Aircraft Involved

Aircraft #1

Aircraft Registration Number N303FZ
NTSB Number CEN11LA265
Missing Aircraft Indicator --
Federal Aviation Reg. Part Part 91: General Aviation
Type of Flight Plan filed IFR
Flight plan Was Activated? Yes
Damage Substantial
Aircraft Fire None
Aircraft Explosion None
Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name Dassault-Breguet
Aircraft Model Falcon 10
Aircraft Series Identifier --
Aircraft Serial Number 218
Certified Max Gross Weight 18740
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 8
Number of Engines 2
Fixed gear or retractable gear Retractable
Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection Continuous Airworthiness
Date of Last Inspection Mar 16 2011 12:00AM
Airframe hours since last inspection --
Airframe Hours 7640
ELT Installed Yes
ELT Activated No
ELT Aided Location of Event Site No
ELT Type Unknown
Aircraft Owner Name Aviation Transport Solutions, LLC
Aircraft Owner Street Address 102 Plum Ridge Way
Aircraft Owner City Sellersburg
Aircraft Owner State IN
Aircraft Owner Country USA
Aircraft Owner Zipcode 47172-9089
Operator is an individual? No
Operator Name Aviation Transport Solutions, LLC
Operator Same as Owner? Yes
Operator Is Doing Business As --
Operator Address Same as Owner? Yes
Operator Street Address 102 Plum Ridge Way
Operator City Sellersburg
Operator State IN
Operator Country USA
Operator Zip code 47172-9089
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) Business
Second Pilot on Board Yes
Departure Point Same as Event No
Departure Airport Code KHAO
Departure City Hamilton
Departure State OH
Departure Country USA
Departure Time 2200
Departure Time Zone EDT
Destination Same as Local Flt crash at destination city
Destination Airport Code KJVY
Destination City Sellersburg
Destination State IN
Destination Country USA
Specific Phase of Flight --
Report sent to ICAO? --
Evacuation occurred --
Date of most recent change to record Dec 1 2011 9:39AM
User who most recently changed record foxt
Since inspection or accident Time of Accident
Event Location Runway Number and Location 36
Runway Length 5500
Runway Width 100
Sight Seeing flight No
Air Medical Flight No
Medical Flight --