# Accident 20080216831439A: Clutto FREDS1, Tullahoma, TN, February 16, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 16, 2008, 15:49 local time
- Place: Tullahoma, TN
- Airport: Tullahoma Regional Airport/Wm Norther
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.3747° N, 86.2411° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.3747&lon=-86.2411&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4499Y (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CLUTTO FREDS1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,000 total, 2,430 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA08CA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA08CA064) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080216831439A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-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.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MIA08CA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA08CA064), Feb 16, 2008: Clutton Eric Fred S1 (N4499Y), Tullahoma, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane during takeoff.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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