What happened
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(.19)On March 30, 2001, at 1500 central standard time, a bradley midget mustang homebuilt airplane, N11DB, was substantially damaged during landing roll at the Orange County Airport near Orange, Texas. The airplane was owned and operated by the pilot. The commercial pilot, sole occupant, was not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and a flight plan was not filed for the 14 code of federal regulations part 91 personal flight. The cross-country flight originated from columbus, Mississippi, at an undetermined time. The pilot reported to the FAA inspector that he had just purchased the airplane and was bringing it home. During the landing roll, on runway 04, the airplane veered left and exited the left side of the runway. The airplane traveled through a fence before coming to a stop upright. According to the FAA inspector, the airplane's empennage was twisted to the left, and the left aileron was damaged. The airport manager reported to the FAA inspector that the wind at the time of the accident was from 310 degrees at 10 knots. (-23) the pilot said he was landing the single seat low wing amateur built tailwheel airplane at the normal touchdown spot (abeam the PAPI) when the aircraft swerved left off the 100 foot wide and 4,400 foot long runway 4. Evidence at the scene showed the aircraft was moving approximately 330 degrees when it crashed through and damaged the airport boundary fence and came to rest approximately 325 feet from the center line of the runway. Evidence at the scene shows the left main landing gear failed to the outboard side and showed damage to the right main landing gear. There was obvious damage to both ailerons and the empennage was buckled and bent approximately tw o degrees to the left. The propeller showed a slight forward bend and evidence of mud on both propeller blades. Eyewitnesses reported the weather was VFR and the surface wind was a direct left crosswind of approximately 10 knots. The pilot says he was not injured. (.4) while landing on runway 4, the tail-wheel equipped homebuilt airplane touched down on all three landing gear at 85 mph. After rolling about 100 feet, the aircraft swerved left, and exited the runway. The pilot applied full right rudder, which had no effect. The airplane traveled through a barbe d wire fence before coming to a stop nose down in a "flooded" cow pasture. The wind at the time of the accident was from 320 degrees at 8 knots.
As the FAA filed it
(.19)ON MARCH 30, 2001, AT 1500 CENTRAL STANDARD TIME, A BRADLEY MIDGET MUSTANG HOMEBUILT AIRPLANE, N11DB, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING LANDING ROLL AT THE ORANGE COUNTY AIRPORT NEAR ORANGE, TEXAS. THE AIRPLANE WAS OWNED AND OPERATED BY THE PILOT. THE COMMERCIAL PILOT, SOLE OCCUPANT, WAS NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED FOR THE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT. THE CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM COLUMBUS, MISSISSIPPI, AT AN UNDETERMINED TIME. THE PILOT REPORTED TO THE FAA INSPECTOR THAT HE HAD JUST PURCHASED THE AIRPLANE AND WAS BRINGING IT HOME. DURING THE LANDING ROLL, ON RUNWAY 04, THE AIRPLANE VEERED LEFT AND EXITED THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRPLANE TRAVELED THROUGH A FENCE BEFORE COMING TO A STOP UPRIGHT. ACCORDING TO THE FAA INSPECTOR, THE AIRPLANE'S EMPENNAGE WAS TWISTED TO THE LEFT, AND THE LEFT AILERON WAS DAMAGED. THE AIRPORT MANAGER REPORTED TO THE FAA INSPECTOR THAT THE WIND AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT WAS FROM 310 DEGREES AT 10 KNOTS. (-23) THE PILOT SAID HE WAS LANDING THE SINGLE SEAT LOW WING AMATEUR BUILT TAILWHEEL AIRPLANE AT THE NORMAL TOUCHDOWN SPOT (ABEAM THE PAPI) WHEN THE AIRCRAFT SWERVED LEFT OFF THE 100 FOOT WIDE AND 4,400 FOOT LONG RUNWAY 4. EVIDENCE AT THE SCENE SHOWED THE AIRCRAFT WAS MOVING APPROXIMATELY 330 DEGREES WHEN IT CRASHED THROUGH AND DAMAGED THE AIRPORT BOUNDARY FENCE AND CAME TO REST APPROXIMATELY 325 FEET FROM THE CENTER LINE OF THE RUNWAY. EVIDENCE AT THE SCENE SHOWS THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR FAILED TO THE OUTBOARD SIDE AND SHOWED DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR. THERE WAS OBVIOUS DAMAGE TO BOTH AILERONS AND THE EMPENNAGE WAS BUCKLED AND BENT APPROXIMATELY TW O DEGREES TO THE LEFT. THE PROPELLER SHOWED A SLIGHT FORWARD BEND AND EVIDENCE OF MUD ON BOTH PROPELLER BLADES. EYEWITNESSES REPORTED THE WEATHER WAS VFR AND THE SURFACE WIND WAS A DIRECT LEFT CROSSWIND OF APPROXIMATELY 10 KNOTS. THE PILOT SAYS HE WAS NOT INJURED. (.4) WHILE LANDING ON RUNWAY 4, THE TAIL-WHEEL EQUIPPED HOMEBUILT AIRPLANE TOUCHED DOWN ON ALL THREE LANDING GEAR AT 85 MPH. AFTER ROLLING ABOUT 100 FEET, THE AIRCRAFT SWERVED LEFT, AND EXITED THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT APPLIED FULL RIGHT RUDDER, WHICH HAD NO EFFECT. THE AIRPLANE TRAVELED THROUGH A BARBE D WIRE FENCE BEFORE COMING TO A STOP NOSE DOWN IN A "FLOODED" COW PASTURE. THE WIND AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT WAS FROM 320 DEGREES AT 8 KNOTS.
NTSB investigation
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