Beechcraft D18 crash, Nov 30, 1995, Fort Collins-Loveland...
Beechcraft D18 accident on November 30, 1995 near Fort Collins-Loveland-Northern Colorado Regional, Colorado, United States with no fatalities. Cause:...
- Date: November 30, 1995
- Aircraft: Beechcraft D18
- Location: Fort Collins-Loveland-Northern Colorado Regional, Colorado, United States
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The second pilot failed to correct for the crosswind and recover from a bounced landing, and the pilot-in-command did not adequately supervise. Contributing factors were the trainee's lack of experience in the type and gusty crosswinds.
A Beechcraft D18S on a training flight at Fort Collins-Loveland landed in gusty crosswinds. The left-seat pilot, a trainee, aligned left of centerline and failed to flare. The airplane bounced with the right wing high, and after the right-seat pilot tried to take over and abort, it cartwheeled.