# Accident 20090226002499A: Neland DAYTONASUPER, Guymon, OK, February 26, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 26, 2009, 18:45 local time
- Place: Guymon, OK
- Airport: Guymon Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.6844° N, 101.5047° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.6844&lon=-101.5047&mi=10
- Aircraft: N170DN, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N170DN) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Neland Richard L DAYTONA SUPER CUB (registry code 05621RN, https://openairdocs.org/model/neland-richard-l-daytona-super-cub) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NELAND DAYTONASUPER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 750 total, 25 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN09LA197](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09LA197) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090226002499A

## Narrative

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

ON FEBRUARY 26, 2009, N170DN, A ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ DAYTON SUPER CUB EXPERIMENTAL AIRCRAFT, DEPARTED A FARM FIELD APPROXIMATELY 20 MILES SOUTH OF GUYMON, OKLAHOMA.  AIRCRAFT WAS ENROUTE TO GUYMON MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (GUY).  DURING TAKE-OFF THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR SHOCK STRUT ROD SEPARATED.  THE PILOT DECIDED TO CONTINUE THE FLIGHT TO GUY AND CALLED FOR FIRE AND RESCUE.  THE PILOT LANDED ON THE NORTHEAST GRASSY SIDE OF RUNWAY 06.  THE DISLODGED AIRCRAFT TUNDRA TIRE AND/OR LANDING GEAR SHOCK STRUT ROD IMPALED THE GROUND CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO NOSE OVER 180 DEGREES ON THE LEFT WING.  AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ON THE UPPER WING SURFACE AND RUDDER ASSEMBLY.  PILOT’S CENTER FORWARD CROSS-OVER TUBE, LEFT WINDOW CENTER POST FUSELAGE FRAME, AND RUDDER WERE DAMAGED DURING THE NOSE OVER.  DURING THIS INSPECTION WE WERE UNABLE TO DETERMINE IF LEFT WING FORWARD OR REAR SPAR WERE DAMAGED.

## 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 CEN09LA197](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09LA197), Feb 26, 2009: Neland Richard L Daytona SU (N170DN), Guymon, OK, substantial damage. Probable cause: Failure of the left main landing gear shock/strut during takeoff for undetermined reasons.

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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