What happened
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(.19) On October 19, 2001, at 1545 hours pacific daylight time, a brock thorp T-18, N42KB, collided with a cement post on the landing rollout at a private dirt strip in el mirage, California. The airplane, operated by the pilot/owner/builder under the provisions of 14 CFR part 91, sustained substantial damage. The pilot sustained fatal injuries and the passenger was not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the personal cross-country flight that departed the corona municipal airport, corona, California, at 1500. The flight was scheduled to terminate at the private dirt strip. A flight plan had not been filed. The passenger was interviewed by the safety board investigator. She stated that the flight from corona to el mirage was uneventful. Prior to landing they overflew their hangar to check the wind direction via a windsock. She stated that the winds were calm and they landed towards the west, the designated calm wind runway. After touchdown the tailwheel went over a bump and "wobbled." The airplane departed to the left of the runway and struck the cement post. The passenger further reported that the dirt strip is "dragged" once a year after the first rain. However, it had not been "dragged" since last year. She and the pilot had been discussing utilizing a water truck to aid in the dragging of the strip because it was late in the year and had not rained yet. She also stated that about 2 weeks prior to the accident, the pilot had used a screen to level out the strip. (-23) pilot information, hours make and model, hours last 90 days, and total hours were not available. Kenneth e. brock, and one passenger martha brock departed corona airport, corona CA, at 1500 on 10/19/01. Their destination was a privately owned airport located at el mirage CA. Upon landing the aircraft started a slow left turn. About 200 feet down the dirt runway the aircraft left the graded area and hit a cement post, which sheared the left wing, and caused the aircraft to turn over coming to rest upside down. The pilot received fatal injuries, and the passenger injuries were minor.
As the FAA filed it
(.19) ON OCTOBER 19, 2001, AT 1545 HOURS PACIFIC DAYLIGHT TIME, A BROCK THORP T-18, N42KB, COLLIDED WITH A CEMENT POST ON THE LANDING ROLLOUT AT A PRIVATE DIRT STRIP IN EL MIRAGE, CALIFORNIA. THE AIRPLANE, OPERATED BY THE PILOT/OWNER/BUILDER UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 91, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE PILOT SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES AND THE PASSENGER WAS NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE PERSONAL CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT THAT DEPARTED THE CORONA MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, CORONA, CALIFORNIA, AT 1500. THE FLIGHT WAS SCHEDULED TO TERMINATE AT THE PRIVATE DIRT STRIP. A FLIGHT PLAN HAD NOT BEEN FILED. THE PASSENGER WAS INTERVIEWED BY THE SAFETY BOARD INVESTIGATOR. SHE STATED THAT THE FLIGHT FROM CORONA TO EL MIRAGE WAS UNEVENTFUL. PRIOR TO LANDING THEY OVERFLEW THEIR HANGAR TO CHECK THE WIND DIRECTION VIA A WINDSOCK. SHE STATED THAT THE WINDS WERE CALM AND THEY LANDED TOWARDS THE WEST, THE DESIGNATED CALM WIND RUNWAY. AFTER TOUCHDOWN THE TAILWHEEL WENT OVER A BUMP AND "WOBBLED." THE AIRPLANE DEPARTED TO THE LEFT OF THE RUNWAY AND STRUCK THE CEMENT POST. THE PASSENGER FURTHER REPORTED THAT THE DIRT STRIP IS "DRAGGED" ONCE A YEAR AFTER THE FIRST RAIN. HOWEVER, IT HAD NOT BEEN "DRAGGED" SINCE LAST YEAR. SHE AND THE PILOT HAD BEEN DISCUSSING UTILIZING A WATER TRUCK TO AID IN THE DRAGGING OF THE STRIP BECAUSE IT WAS LATE IN THE YEAR AND HAD NOT RAINED YET. SHE ALSO STATED THAT ABOUT 2 WEEKS PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT, THE PILOT HAD USED A SCREEN TO LEVEL OUT THE STRIP. (-23) PILOT INFORMATION, HOURS MAKE AND MODEL, HOURS LAST 90 DAYS, AND TOTAL HOURS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. KENNETH E. BROCK, AND ONE PASSENGER MARTHA BROCK DEPARTED CORONA AIRPORT, CORONA CA, AT 1500 ON 10/19/01. THEIR DESTINATION WAS A PRIVATELY OWNED AIRPORT LOCATED AT EL MIRAGE CA. UPON LANDING THE AIRCRAFT STARTED A SLOW LEFT TURN. ABOUT 200 FEET DOWN THE DIRT RUNWAY THE AIRCRAFT LEFT THE GRADED AREA AND HIT A CEMENT POST, WHICH SHEARED THE LEFT WING, AND CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO TURN OVER COMING TO REST UPSIDE DOWN. THE PILOT RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES, AND THE PASSENGER INJURIES WERE MINOR.
NTSB investigation
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