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Accident · Minor damage

FAA accident report · Clutto FREDS1 · Tullahoma, TN · February 16, 2008

Date
February 16, 2008 · 15:49 local
Place
Tullahoma, TN
Airport
Tullahoma Regional Airport/Wm Norther
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N4499Y
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA08CA064
Reported as
Clutto FREDS1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,000 total2,430 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

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) After take off pilot decided to land on grass but the grass was rain soaked and soft from rain, upon touch down and braking the aircraft flipped over. Pilot received a minor laceration to one knee. The aircraft sustained damage to the vertical stabilizer.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AFTER TAKE OFF PILOT DECIDED TO LAND ON GRASS BUT THE GRASS WAS RAIN SOAKED AND SOFT FROM RAIN, UPON TOUCH DOWN AND BRAKING THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER. PILOT RECEIVED A MINOR LACERATION TO ONE KNEE. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE VERTICAL STABILIZER.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.