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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Reeves Jimmy W AVID MARK IV · Brookfield, MO · April 2, 2011

Date: April 2, 2011 · 10:30 local
Place: Brookfield, MO
Airport: North Central Missouri Regiona
Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N6313T
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN11LA281
Reported as: Reeves Jimmy W Avid Mark IV
Reported engine: SUBARU ALL MDLS A/B
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 174 total55 in this make and model6 in the last 90 days

N6313TRegistered now · Reeves Jimmy W AVID MARK IVS/N 1564D · Built 1997 Airframe modelReeves Jimmy W AVID MARK IV Engine modelSubaru ALL MDLS A/B4 cycle

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What happened

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

Pilot was practicing hard surface landings on runway 36 at the Brookfield, Missouri, airport (MO8). After touchdown, the tailwheel developed a severe shimmy and the aircraft began drifting to the left. The pilot could not regain directional control with either brakes or rudder and the aircraft departed the runway onto rough terrain. The aircraft struck a drainage ditch and sustained substantial damage.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT WAS PRACTICING HARD SURFACE LANDINGS ON RUNWAY 36 AT THE BROOKFIELD, MISSOURI, AIRPORT (MO8). AFTER TOUCHDOWN, THE TAILWHEEL DEVELOPED A SEVERE SHIMMY AND THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN DRIFTING TO THE LEFT. THE PILOT COULD NOT REGAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL WITH EITHER BRAKES OR RUDDER AND THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY ONTO ROUGH TERRAIN. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A DRAINAGE DITCH AND SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

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 CEN11LA281Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBrookfield, MOThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing, which resulted in the airplane departing the runway.Apr 2, 2011 · Substantial damage