# Accident 20020624013669A: Howard DGA15P, Deming, NM, June 24, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 24, 2002, 14:10 local time
- Place: Deming, NM
- Airport: Deming Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.2519° N, 107.7172° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.2519&lon=-107.7172&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9471H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9471H-2019-09-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Howard DGA-15P (registry code 4690506, https://openairdocs.org/model/howard-dga-15p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HOWARD DGA15P
- Reported engine: PWA R985*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,400 total, 90 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN02LA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN02LA059) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020624013669A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(.19) ON JUNE 24, 2002 APPROXIMATELY 1415 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A HOWARD AIRCRAFT DGA-15P, N9471H, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN IT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY AND IMPACTED A BUSH DURING LANDING ROLL AT DEMING MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, DEMING, NEW MEXICO. THE COMMERCIAL PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRCRAFT, RECEIVED NO INJURIES. THE PILOT/OWNER WAS OPERATING THE AIRCRAFT UNDER 14 CFR PART 91. VISUAL METROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED FOR THE FOR THE CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT FROM EDINBERG, TEXAS TO LAKEVIEW, OREGON. THE PILOT SAID THAT DURING LANDING ROLL ON RUNWAY 26, HE ENCOUNTERED A DUST DEVIL. HE SAID THAT THE AIRPLANE DEPARTED THE RUNWAY, AND IMPACTED A LARGE BUSH BREAKING OFF THE RIGHT LANDING GEAR AND DAMAGING THE RIGHT WING TIP. (-23) ON JUNE 24, 2002, AT 1410 MST A HOWARD DGA-15P, N9471H, REGISTERED TO JULES I. GILPATRICK, STRUCK A MESQUITE BUSH ON LANDING AT DEMING AIRPORT, DEMING, NEW MEXICO, WHILE ON A PLEASURE FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. THERE WAS NO OTHER OCCUPA                                                          NTS. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM EDENBURG, TEXAS, ON JUNE 24, 2002, AT 0730 MST. (.4) ON JUNE 24, 2002, AT APPROXIMATELY 1410 MOUNTAIN DAYLIGHT TIME, A HOWARD AIRCRAFT DGA-15P, N9471H, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN IT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY AND IMPACTED A BUSH DURING LANDING ROLL AT DEMING MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, DEMING, NEW MEXICO. THE COMMERCIAL PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRCRAFT, RECEIVED NO INJURIES. THE PILOT/OWNER WAS OPERATING THE AIRCRAFT UNDER 14 CFR PART 91. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE PERSONAL CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT WHICH ORIGINATED 2:18 HOURS BEFORE THE ACCIDENT. THE PILOT HAD NOT FILED A FLIGHT PLAN. THE PILOT SAID THAT DURING LANDING ROLL ON RUNWAY 26, HE ENCOUNTERED A DUST DEVIL. THE AIRPLANE ABRUPTLY ENTERED AN UNCOMMANDED RIGHT TURN AND EXITED THE RUNWAY. THE AIRPLANE IMPACTED A LARGE MESQUITE BUSH, SEPARATING THE RIGHT LANDING GEAR AND BREAKING THE RIGHT WING SPARS NEAR THE WING'S TIP.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB DEN02LA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN02LA059), Jun 24, 2002: Howard DGA-15P (N9471H), Deming, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of aircraft directional control during the landing roll as a result of encountering a dust devil.

## Other reports on N9471H (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20180930016589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180930016589A), Sep 30, 2018: Howard Aircraft DGA-15P (N9471H), Kernville, CA, Destroyed. Aircraft engine failed on initial climb-out after takeoff. Aircraft landed hard on runway, main landing gear collapsed causing belly fuel tank to rupture.…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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