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FAA accident report · Aviat A-1B · Burgaw, NC · April 14, 2011

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Date
April 14, 2011 · 18:03 local
Place
Burgaw, NC
Airport
Stag Air Park
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N555XP
NTSB investigation
NTSBERA11CA250
Reported as
Aviat A-1B
Reported engine
Lycoming 0-360-A1D
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
1,000 total60 in this make and model60 in the last 90 days
N555XPRegistered now · Aviat A-1BS/N 2032 · Built 1999Airframe modelAviat A-1BEngine modelLycoming 0-360-A1DReciprocating

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What happened

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

After flying in the front seat from ilm to southport, NC (departed ilm at about 3:30 pm local time) and doing one full stop landing, we flew to Stag airpark and performed a full stop landing. After about 45 minutes we departed Stag airpark on east oriented runway withminimal headwind. I flew the aircraft from the back seat. The runway was in good, dry condition and takeoff was not eventful. After flying around for about 10 minutes I set up for a landing to the east using left traffic. Full flaps were employed on short final, airspeed was 65 mph. Altitude was good on short final and a roundout and flair initiated. The airplane settled fairly briskly to the surface and then tumbled over. My passenger and I exited without difficulty and the airplane fuel cut-off was moved to off. The aircraft touched down about 1500 feet down the run way and it appears that the pilot landed with the brakes applied. The pilot stated that he had never flown from the back seat. Inspection of the brakes and no apprant problems noted.

As the FAA filed it

AFTER FLYING IN THE FRONT SEAT FROM ILM TO SOUTHPORT, NC (DEPARTED ILM AT ABOUT 3:30 PM LOCAL TIME) AND DOING ONE FULL STOP LANDING, WE FLEW TO STAG AIRPARK AND PERFORMED A FULL STOP LANDING. AFTER ABOUT 45 MINUTES WE DEPARTED STAG AIRPARK ON EAST ORIENTED RUNWAY WITHMINIMAL HEADWIND. I FLEW THE AIRCRAFT FROM THE BACK SEAT. THE RUNWAY WAS IN GOOD, DRY CONDITION AND TAKEOFF WAS NOT EVENTFUL. AFTER FLYING AROUND FOR ABOUT 10 MINUTES I SET UP FOR A LANDING TO THE EAST USING LEFT TRAFFIC. FULL FLAPS WERE EMPLOYED ON SHORT FINAL, AIRSPEED WAS 65 MPH. ALTITUDE WAS GOOD ON SHORT FINAL AND A ROUNDOUT AND FLAIR INITIATED.THE AIRPLANE SETTLED FAIRLY BRISKLY TO THE SURFACE AND THEN TUMBLED OVER. MY PASSENGER AND I EXITED WITHOUT DIFFICULTY AND THE AIRPLANE FUEL CUT-OFF WAS MOVED TO OFF.THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN ABOUT 1500 FEET DOWN THE RUN WAY AND IT APPEARS THAT THE PILOT LANDED WITH THE BRAKES APPLIED. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE HAD NEVER FLOWN FROM THE BACK SEAT. INSPECTION OF THE BRAKES AND NO APPRANT PROBLEMS NOTED.

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 ERA11CA250Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportBurgaw, NCThe pilot's inadvertent application of brakes during the landing rollout.Apr 14, 2011 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N555XP · 1

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

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