20030716015919A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Amtr S1E · Portland, OR · July 16, 2003

Date: July 16, 2003 · 16:45 local
Place: Portland, OR
Airport: Portland Troutdale Airport
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N732E
NTSB investigation: NTSBSEA03LA145
Reported as: Amtr S1E
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 18,600 total260 in this make and model155 in the last 90 days

N732ERegistration cancelled Jun 7, 2013 · Andelin Steven K S1ES/N 8-0120 · Built 1992 Airframe modelAndelin Steven K S1E Engine modelLycoming AEIO-360 seriesReciprocating

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

(-23) Loss of control while landing on runway 25 at Troutdale, OR. Pilot stated gusty cross winds as cause of the loss of control. He said the aircraft started to veer to the right. He corrected the rudder with little or no effect. He then applied some left brake and the aircraft then tilted to the left catching the lower left wing tip on the ground. The aircraft then nosed over onto the prop and the spinner. Substantial damage to the right upper wing spar tip. Minor damage to the propeller, spinner, wheel fairings, and two of the other wing tips.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) LOSS OF CONTROL WHILE LANDING ON RUNWAY 25 AT TROUTDALE, OR. PILOT STATED GUSTY CROSS WINDS AS CAUSE OF THE LOSS OF CONTROL. HE SAID THE AIRCRAFT STARTED TO VEER TO THE RIGHT. HE CORRECTED THE RUDDER WITH LITTLE OR NO EFFECT. HE THEN APPLIED SOME LEFT BRAKE AND THE AIRCRAFT THEN TILTED TO THE LEFT CATCHING THE LOWER LEFT WING TIP ON THE GROUND. THE AIRCRAFT THEN NOSED OVER ONTO THE PROP AND THE SPINNER. SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT UPPER WING SPAR TIP. MINOR DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER, SPINNER, WHEEL FAIRINGS, AND TWO OF THE OTHER WING TIPS.

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 SEA03LA145Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportTroutdale, ORThe pilot's inability to maintain directional control due to an obstruction of the left brake line by foreign material resulting in asymmetrical braking.Jul 16, 2003 · Substantial damage