20021119030949I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Amtr GN-1 AIR CAMPER · Kernville, CA · November 19, 2002

Date: November 19, 2002 · 09:30 local
Place: Kernville, CA
Airport: Kern Valley Airport
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N541K
Reported as: Amtr GN1AIRCAMPER
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 19,000 total1 in this make and model1 in the last 90 days

N541KRegistered now · Cork Daniel C GN-1 AIR CAMPERS/N 2433 · Built 2002 Airframe modelCork Daniel C GN-1 AIR CAMPER Engine modelAmateur-built UNKNOWN ENG

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What happened

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

(-23) This was the second flight for this experimental homebuilt aircraft. It was being flown by the owner/builder. The pilot stated he landed faster than on the previous flight, because he had just previously intentionally stalled the plane, and it stalled at a higher speed than he was expecting. By adding speed to the landing he found the rudder and steerable tailwheel to be quite sensitive. He overcontrolled, inducing side loading, which caused the right side spoked wheel to fail. The aircraft exited the runway.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THIS WAS THE SECOND FLIGHT FOR THIS EXPERIMENTAL HOMEBUILT AIRCRAFT. IT WAS BEING FLOWN BY THE OWNER/BUILDER. THE PILOT STATED HE LANDED FASTER THAN ON THE PREVIOUS FLIGHT, BECAUSE HE HAD JUST PREVIOUSLY INTENTIONALLY STALLED THE PLANE, AND IT STALLED AT A HIGHER SPEED THAN HE WAS EXPECTING. BY ADDING SPEED TO THE LANDING HE FOUND THE RUDDER AND STEERABLE TAILWHEEL TO BE QUITE SENSITIVE. HE OVERCONTROLLED, INDUCING SIDE LOADING, WHICH CAUSED THE RIGHT SIDE SPOKED WHEEL TO FAIL. THE AIRCRAFT EXITED THE RUNWAY.