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FAA accident report · Wood Robert THORP T-18 · Newburgh, NY · November 16, 2009

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Date
November 16, 2009 · 16:20 local
Place
Newburgh, NY
Airport
Stewart
Phase of flight
Landing: Rollout
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N335BW
NTSB investigation
NTSBERA10CA067
Reported as
Wood Robert Thorp T-18
Reported engine
Lycoming I0360 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
14,000 total25 in this make and model175 in the last 90 days
N335BWRegistered now · Wood Robert L. THORP T-18S/N 720 · Built 1995Airframe modelWood Robert L. THORP T-18Engine modelLycoming I0360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

As per pilots statement. Dated 11/17/2009 " my first landing at kswf was on runway 09. It was a non event landing followed by a take off for one more landing. On the second landing when the plane touched down there was a very slight bounce.(not hard or high) followed by a second touchdown. The plane from that point on started pulling to the left. I applied right rudder to try and straighten it out but the response was slow at best and by the time it straighten out I was on the grass. At this point I could not apply power for a go around so I pulled the mixture off and tried to come to a full stop. The grass was very wet and muddy, as the plane slowed down it got stuck in the muddy grass and nosed over on to its tail. The approximate speed was about 5-10 mph. I had to brake the canopy plexiglass with my hands to get out of the aircraft. There was no prop strike (engine was off) and in a horizontal position, the wings never touched the ground except for when it nosed over . When it came time to move the aircraft we flipped it back upright from the tail on to the main wheels and loaded it on to a flat bed."

As the FAA filed it

AS PER PILOTS STATEMENT. DATED 11/17/2009 " MY FIRST LANDING AT KSWF WAS ON RUNWAY 09. IT WAS A NON EVENT LANDING FOLLOWED BY A TAKE OFF FOR ONE MORE LANDING. ON THE SECOND LANDING WHEN THE PLANE TOUCHED DOWN THERE WAS A VERY SLIGHT BOUNCE.(NOT HARD OR HIGH) FOLLOWED BY A SECOND TOUCHDOWN. THE PLANE FROM THAT POINT ON STARTED PULLING TO THE LEFT. I APPLIED RIGHT RUDDER TO TRY AND STRAIGHTEN IT OUT BUT THE RESPONSE WAS SLOW AT BEST AND BY THE TIME IT STRAIGHTEN OUT I WAS ON THE GRASS. AT THIS POINT I COULD NOT APPLY POWER FOR A GO AROUND SO I PULLED THE MIXTURE OFF AND TRIED TO COME TO A FULL STOP. THE GRASS WAS VERY WET AND MUDDY, AS THE PLANE SLOWED DOWN IT GOT STUCK IN THE MUDDY GRASS AND NOSED OVER ON TO ITS TAIL. THE APPROXIMATE SPEED WAS ABOUT 5-10 MPH. I HAD TO BRAKE THE CANOPY PLEXIGLASS WITH MY HANDS TO GET OUT OF THE AIRCRAFT. THERE WAS NO PROP STRIKE (ENGINE WAS OFF) AND IN A HORIZONTAL POSITION, THE WINGS NEVER TOUCHED THE GROUND EXCEPT FOR WHEN IT NOSED OVER . WHEN IT CAME TIME TO MOVE THE AIRCRAFT WE FLIPPED IT BACK UPRIGHT FROM THE TAIL ON TO THE MAIN WHEELS AND LOADED IT ON TO A FLAT BED."

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 ERA10CA067Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportNewburgh, NYThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing rollout.Nov 16, 2009 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N335BW · 1

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

Accident 20030101004759ATakeoff Ground Roll · Stephenville, TX(-23) On January 1, 2003, at approximately 3:55 pm CST, a thorp T-18 homebuilt airplane, N335BW, piloted by Mr. Robert leon wood, private pilot certificate no. 1781510, sustained substantial damage after impact with terrain following loss of control during…Jan 1, 2003 · Substantial damage