The pilot had just purchased the Acro Sport II and this was his first flight in it.
While performing a touch-and-go-landing at the airport in Skiatook, Oklahoma, with a left gusting crosswind, the airplane veered right, departed the runway, and hit a runway light.
The left main landing gear separated, and the airplane came to rest in the grass next to the taxiway.
The airplane sustained substantial damage to the fuselage and lower wings, while the pilot sustained minor injuries in the crash.
At the time of the accident, the airplane was landing on Runway 18 with wind variable at 12 knots with gusts to 21 knots. The pilot reported that he did not look at the windsock before the landing.
Probable Cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing in a gusting crosswind.
NTSB Identification: 107055
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