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FAA accident report · Webera WEBER VENTURE · El Paso, TX · September 28, 2006

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Date
September 28, 2006 · 15:50 local
Place
El Paso, TX
Airport
El Paso International
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N5QE
NTSB investigation
NTSBDFW06LA216
Reported as
Webera Weberventure
Reported engine
Continental IO550*
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
3,515 total340 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days
N5QERegistration cancelled Jan 30, 2007 · Weber Alan D WEBER VENTURES/N 54 · Built 1998Airframe modelWeber Alan D WEBER VENTUREEngine modelContinental IO-550 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

(-23) On September 28, 2006, N5QE, a single-engine weber aircraft, model venture, serial number 54, was substantially damaged following a loss of control during landing rollout at the El Paso International Airport (elp) near El Paso, Texas. The pilot, sole occupant of the airplane, was fatally injured. The airplane was registered to and operated by the pilot. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the 14 code of federal regulations part 91 personal cross-country flight. The first evidence of loss of control are skid marks from left-to-right of the centerline and approximately 8800 feet down runway 22. First propeller strike (series of 5) was at 8931 feet. Spacing between strikes, 30", 35", 42", 47." The aircraft traveled 117 feet to the next series of propeller strikes spaced at 32", 35", 45", 59", 101", 61" and 48 feet long as the aircraft changed directions to right-to-left. There was a final skid mark from right-to-left of centerline where the nose wheel scraped the runway for a distance of 158 feet before the aircraft topped over onto the spinner, then on its back.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON SEPTEMBER 28, 2006, N5QE, A SINGLE-ENGINE WEBER AIRCRAFT, MODEL VENTURE, SERIAL NUMBER 54, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED FOLLOWING A LOSS OF CONTROL DURING LANDING ROLLOUT AT THE EL PASO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (ELP) NEAR EL PASO, TEXAS. THE PILOT, SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRPLANE, WAS FATALLY INJURED. THE AIRPLANE WAS REGISTERED TO AND OPERATED BY THE PILOT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91 PERSONAL CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT. THE FIRST EVIDENCE OF LOSS OF CONTROL ARE SKID MARKS FROM LEFT-TO-RIGHT OF THE CENTERLINE AND APPROXIMATELY 8800 FEET DOWN RUNWAY 22. FIRST PROPELLER STRIKE (SERIES OF 5) WAS AT 8931 FEET. SPACING BETWEEN STRIKES, 30", 35", 42", 47." THE AIRCRAFT TRAVELED 117 FEET TO THE NEXT SERIES OF PROPELLER STRIKES SPACED AT 32", 35", 45", 59", 101", 61" AND 48 FEET LONG AS THE AIRCRAFT CHANGED DIRECTIONS TO RIGHT-TO-LEFT. THERE WAS A FINAL SKID MARK FROM RIGHT-TO-LEFT OF CENTERLINE WHERE THE NOSE WHEEL SCRAPED THE RUNWAY FOR A DISTANCE OF 158 FEET BEFORE THE AIRCRAFT TOPPED OVER ONTO THE SPINNER, THEN ON ITS BACK.

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 DFW06LA216Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportEl Paso, TXThe aircraft's inadequate landing gear design, which resulted in a loss of directional control and subsequent nose-over. A factor was the owner/builder's failure to incorporate modifications to the landing gear.Sep 28, 2006 · Substantial damage