SALINA, UT, USA
N63827
Rosenvall AVID MK IV
The pilot said that several thunderstorms had just passed over the airfield. After he landed, a gust of wind struck the airplane, and it departed the right side of runway 02. He said that the airplane impacted rough terrain, and as a result, the right wing tip was bent and the fuselage fabric was wrinkled.
On May 25, 2000, at 1500 mountain daylight time, a Rosenvall Avid MK IV experimental amateur-built airplane, N63827, was substantially damaged during landing at Salina-Gunnison Airport, Salina, Utah. The commercial pilot, the sole occupant in the airplane, was not injured. The airplane was being operated by the pilot under Title 14 CFR Part 91. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the local flight that originated approximately 30 minutes before the accident. No flight plan had been filed. The pilot said that several thunderstorms had just passed over the airfield. After he landed, a gust of wind struck the airplane, and it departed the right side of runway 02. He said that the airplane impacted rough terrain, and as a result, the right wing tip was bent and the fuselage fabric was wrinkled.
The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during landing roll. A factor was gusting winds from nearby thunderstorms.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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