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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Univar 415-D · Arlington, WA · July 12, 2003

Date: July 12, 2003 · 09:45 local
Place: Arlington, WA
Airport: Arlington Municipal Airport
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N2545H
NTSB investigation: NTSBSEA03LA135
Reported as: Univar 415D
Reported engine: Continental C85*
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 482 total419 in this make and model6 in the last 90 days

N2545HRegistration cancelled Feb 21, 2006 · Ercoupe 415-DS/N 3170 · Built 1946 Airframe modelErcoupe 415-D Engine modelContinental C85 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) On Saturday, July 12, 2003, at approximately 0930 a aircraft N2545H ws cleared to land on grass runway 34 at Arlington Municipal Airport, Arlington, Washington. The wind was variable 6-8 kt at 180 degrees, resulting in a tail-wind landing. The aircraft overran the end of the runway and crossed a paved taxiway perpendicular to the runway. There were shallow drainage ditches on both sides of the taxiway with the ground rising slightly on the north or FAR side of the taxiway. The nose wheel broke as the aircraft pitched up and down crossing the taxiway. The nose of the aircraft caught the rising ground and caused the aircraft to flip over, landing on it's top facing the opposite direction. The canopy crushed injuring the pilot and passenger. The pilot suffered a broken neck and the passenger had minor injuries. The aircraft has damage to spinner, propeller, nose cowl, nose wheel, canopy, wings, horizontal and vertical stabilizers.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON SATURDAY, JULY 12, 2003, AT APPROXIMATELY 0930 A AIRCRAFT N2545H WS CLEARED TO LAND ON GRASS RUNWAY 34 AT ARLINGTON MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, ARLINGTON, WASHINGTON. THE WIND WAS VARIABLE 6-8 KT AT 180 DEGREES, RESULTING IN A TAIL-WIND LANDING. THE AIRCRAFT OVERRAN THE END OF THE RUNWAY AND CROSSED A PAVED TAXIWAY PERPENDICULAR TO THE RUNWAY. THERE WERE SHALLOW DRAINAGE DITCHES ON BOTH SIDES OF THE TAXIWAY WITH THE GROUND RISING SLIGHTLY ON THE NORTH OR FAR SIDE OF THE TAXIWAY. THE NOSE WHEEL BROKE AS THE AIRCRAFT PITCHED UP AND DOWN CROSSING THE TAXIWAY. THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT CAUGHT THE RISING GROUND AND CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO FLIP OVER, LANDING ON IT'S TOP FACING THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION. THE CANOPY CRUSHED INJURING THE PILOT AND PASSENGER. THE PILOT SUFFERED A BROKEN NECK AND THE PASSENGER HAD MINOR INJURIES. THE AIRCRAFT HAS DAMAGE TO SPINNER, PROPELLER, NOSE COWL, NOSE WHEEL, CANOPY, WINGS, HORIZONTAL AND VERTICAL STABILIZERS.

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 SEA03LA135Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportArlington, WAThe pilot's failure to maintain proper approach speed and landing touch down point resulting in a runway overrun. A factor was the tailwind condition.Jul 12, 2003 · Substantial damage