20001118043779A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Amtr COMPAIR6WB · White Post, VA · November 18, 2000

Date: November 18, 2000 · 10:33 local
Place: White Post, VA
Airport: White Post Aprt
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N8181L
NTSB investigation: NTSBIAD01LA014
Reported as: Amtr COMPAIR6WB
Pilot’s flight hours: 10,000 total350 in this make and model250 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) On November 18, 2000, aircraft 8181L attempted a normal landing on a grass airstrip located at White Post, VA. The pilot stated that the aircraft touched down normally at a speed of approximately 60 mph. During roll out the main landing gear touched down first, followed by the nosewheel gear a few seconds later. Initial roll out appeared normal but the aircraft developed a "shadder" followed by a collapse of the nose landing gear. Nose of the aircraft contacted the ground skid for a short distance then rolled up on its nose and fell over onto its back.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON NOVEMBER 18, 2000, AIRCRAFT 8181L ATTEMPTED A NORMAL LANDING ON A GRASS AIRSTRIP LOCATED AT WHITE POST, VA. THE PILOT STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN NORMALLY AT A SPEED OF APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH. DURING ROLL OUT THE MAIN LANDING GEAR TOUCHED DOWN FIRST, FOLLOWED BY THE NOSEWHEEL GEAR A FEW SECONDS LATER. INITIAL ROLL OUT APPEARED NORMAL BUT THE AIRCRAFT DEVELOPED A "SHADDER" FOLLOWED BY A COLLAPSE OF THE NOSE LANDING GEAR. NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT CONTACTED THE GROUND SKID FOR A SHORT DISTANCE THEN ROLLED UP ON ITS NOSE AND FELL OVER ONTO ITS BACK.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB IAD01LA014Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportWhite Post, VAThe pilot's inadequate preflight. Also causal in the accident was the under-inflated tire that flattened and locked during landing, and collapsed the nose landing gear.Nov 18, 2000 · Substantial damage