Casa C212 accident near Raeford, NC
On July 29, 2022, a Casa C212 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Raeford, NC. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- July 29, 2022
- Place
- Raeford, NC
- Aircraft
- Casa C212 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 35.031°N, 79.237°W
- NTSB ID
- 20220801105636
Official records · ERA22LA348
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
Air traffic control records
- FAA Summary Of Radio Communications: Document (PDF), on ntsb.gov
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHTOn July 29, 2022, about 1404 eastern daylight time, a CASA 212-200 airplane, N497CA, was substantially damaged during a hard landing near Raeford, North Carolina. The pilot-in-command (PIC) was not injured, and the second-in-command (SIC) sustained fatal injuries during the subsequent diversion to Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU), Durham, North Carolina. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 skydiving flight. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) radar data revealed that the accident flight departed at 1341 and climbed above 13,000 ft mean sea level (msl). According to the PIC, the SIC was flying the airplane and, after unloading the skydivers, he descended to pick up another group of skydivers. The PIC stated that the approach was stabilized until the airplane descended below the tree line and “dropped.” Both pilots called for a go-around maneuver, which the SIC initiated; however, before the SIC could arrest the airplane’s sink rate and initiate a climb, the right main landing gear (RMLG) impacted the runway surface. The PIC took control of the airplane about 400 ft above ground level and flew a low approach over the runway so that airfield personnel could verify the damage. The personnel subsequently called the PIC to let him know that they recovered the fractured RMLG on the runway. The flight crew contacted air traffic control (ATC) at 1411 and declared an emergency, reported the loss of the right wheel, and requested to divert to RDU. While enroute to RDU, the crew reviewed emergency procedures and plann
Probable cause
The airplane’s encounter with windshear during landing, which resulted in a hard landing and separation of the right main landing gear, and the pilot’s subsequent decision to leave his seat in flight, which resulted in his fall from the airplane.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
