20040312006929I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Amtr KR2S · Eleleth, MN · March 12, 2004

Date
March 12, 2004 · 18:15 local
Place
Eleleth, MN
Airport
Eleleth-Virginia Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N45PZ
Reported as
Amtr KR2S
Reported engine
AMTR EJ22
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
440 total21 in this make and model4 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

(-23) Pilot was performing full stall landing on runway 9 at eveleth, MN (kevm). Aircraft started LH turn upon runway contact and departed pavement into snow pack. Aircraft overturned causing damage to propeller, canopy and non-structural upper 3 inches of vertical stabilizer. No other damage noted and pilot, the sole occupant of the aircraft, was not injured during the event. Pilot suspected frozen wheel brake and inspection revealed moderate flat spot on LH tire. Wheel pants were installed on the aircraft during original assembly and not removed for winter operation. Pilot stated that he would not have been able to assess any accumulating ice or snow during taxi. Discussed possibility of removal of wheel pants for winter operations to facilitate inspection of wheels and wheel brake assemblies and to preclude frozen contaminates from being retained within wheel pant enclosure.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT WAS PERFORMING FULL STALL LANDING ON RUNWAY 9 AT EVELETH, MN (KEVM). AIRCRAFT STARTED LH TURN UPON RUNWAY CONTACT AND DEPARTED PAVEMENT INTO SNOW PACK. AIRCRAFT OVERTURNED CAUSING DAMAGE TO PROPELLER, CANOPY AND NON-STRUCTURAL UPPER 3 INCHES OF VERTICAL STABILIZER. NO OTHER DAMAGE NOTED AND PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRCRAFT, WAS NOT INJURED DURING THE EVENT. PILOT SUSPECTED FROZEN WHEEL BRAKE AND INSPECTION REVEALED MODERATE FLAT SPOT ON LH TIRE. WHEEL PANTS WERE INSTALLED ON THE AIRCRAFT DURING ORIGINAL ASSEMBLY AND NOT REMOVED FOR WINTER OPERATION. PILOT STATED THAT HE WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO ASSESS ANY ACCUMULATING ICE OR SNOW DURING TAXI. DISCUSSED POSSIBILITY OF REMOVAL OF WHEEL PANTS FOR WINTER OPERATIONS TO FACILITATE INSPECTION OF WHEELS AND WHEEL BRAKE ASSEMBLIES AND TO PRECLUDE FROZEN CONTAMINATES FROM BEING RETAINED WITHIN WHEEL PANT ENCLOSURE.