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Incident · Substantial damage

FAA incident report · Chris A-1 · Pueblo, CO · June 28, 2008

Date: June 28, 2008 · 15:30 local
Place: Pueblo, CO
Airport: Rock Creek
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N2879T
NTSB investigation: NTSBDFW08CA175
Reported as: Chris A1
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 275 total27 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days

N2879TRegistered now · Christen Industries A-1S/N 1009 · Built 1987 Airframe modelChristen Industries A-1 Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) Airman entered a right downwind for runway 25 at Rock Creek Airport (99C0) after observing the windsock and blowing dust patterns that he states were indicating light and variable winds. Touchdown and initial rollout were normal, according to the airman: however a sudden, strong quartering tailwind caused the plane to swerve left. Airman stated he applied full right rudder and then right braking to counter the left swerve. This straightened the nose, but the aircraft was already too close to the left edge of the runway and the left wing caught a portion of barbed-wire fence off the left side of the runway. The left wing strut then impacted a fence post and caused the aircraft nose over and slowly roll over on it's back. No injuries sustained by pilot or passenger. Minor property damage to fence. Aircraft substantially damaged.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AIRMAN ENTERED A RIGHT DOWNWIND FOR RUNWAY 25 AT ROCK CREEK AIRPORT (99C0) AFTER OBSERVING THE WINDSOCK AND BLOWING DUST PATTERNS THAT HE STATES WERE INDICATING LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS. TOUCHDOWN AND INITIAL ROLLOUT WERE NORMAL, ACCORDING TO THE AIRMAN: HOWEVER A SUDDEN, STRONG QUARTERING TAILWIND CAUSED THE PLANE TO SWERVE LEFT. AIRMAN STATED HE APPLIED FULL RIGHT RUDDER AND THEN RIGHT BRAKING TO COUNTER THE LEFT SWERVE. THIS STRAIGHTENED THE NOSE, BUT THE AIRCRAFT WAS ALREADY TOO CLOSE TO THE LEFT EDGE OF THE RUNWAY AND THE LEFT WING CAUGHT A PORTION OF BARBED-WIRE FENCE OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE LEFT WING STRUT THEN IMPACTED A FENCE POST AND CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT NOSE OVER AND SLOWLY ROLL OVER ON IT'S BACK. NO INJURIES SUSTAINED BY PILOT OR PASSENGER. MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE TO FENCE. AIRCRAFT SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB DFW08CA175Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPueblo, COThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing. Contributing to the accident were the wind gust and tailwind.Jun 28, 2008 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N2879T · 2

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

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