N442DU is a 2025 Just Aircraft HIGHLANDER. It is a fixed-wing single-engine aircraft with 2 seats, powered by a Rotax 912ULS rated at 100 horsepower. The registration is active, with the registrant based in New Brighton, MN. Its experimental airworthiness certificate was issued in Feb 2025. It has been registered to its current owner since Mar 2023. This page also carries 1 NTSB event.
- 1 year old
- 1 of 191 Just Aircraft HIGHLANDER
2025
2023
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The pilot was conducting a flight test of the experimental amateur-built airplane. He was returning to make a full stop landing when during the landing flare a wind gust from the right caused the airplane to drift left and depart off the left runway edge. The airplane then descended an embankment and nosed over. The upper portion of the rudder and a right-wing lift strut sustained substantial damage. The pilot did not report any preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation of the airplane. Based on the reported wind direction and speed at an airport located about 13 nautical miles from the accident site, there was likely a gusting left crosswind component of about 4 to 6 knots at the time of the accident.
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