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Accident · Substantial damage
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FAA accident report · Tew William P TEAM ROCKET F1 · Heber, UT · April 23, 2011

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Date
April 23, 2011 · 12:00 local
Place
Heber, UT
Airport
Heber City Municipal - Russ Mcdonal
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N5491W
NTSB investigation
NTSBWPR11CA206
Reported as
Tew William P Team Rocket F1
Reported engine
Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
1,000 total315 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days
N5491WRegistered now · Tew William P TEAM ROCKET F1S/N 081 · Built 2005Airframe modelTew William P TEAM ROCKET F1Engine modelAmateur-built UNKNOWN ENG

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What happened

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

The aircraft departed 36U on a local flight. The pilot and one passenger were on board. The pilot was landing at 36U. The pilot stated that upon landing, the aircraft bounced, re-contacted the runway and that he then lost control of the aircraft which then rolled off the runway to the right. When the aircraft left the runway the rough terrain caused both the right and left main landing gear to be damaged and the right wing to impact the terrain. The pilot stated that the aircraft was operating normally, and that weather and runway conditions where not a factor in him losing control. There were no injuries to anyone on board. The aircraft was inspected by a mechanic (and later observed by FAA inspectors) who found substantial damage to the aircraft including damage to the right main landing gear and wheel, the left main landing gear, wrinkling and damage to the right wing and the right wing spar bent near the tip of the wing. The right aileron was also damaged. The rest of the aircraft was inspected and no further damage from the accident was discovered.

As the FAA filed it

THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED 36U ON A LOCAL FLIGHT. THE PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER WERE ON BOARD. THE PILOT WAS LANDING AT 36U. THE PILOT STATED THAT UPON LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED, RE-CONTACTED THE RUNWAY AND THAT HE THEN LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT WHICH THEN ROLLED OFF THE RUNWAY TO THE RIGHT. WHEN THE AIRCRAFT LEFT THE RUNWAY THE ROUGH TERRAIN CAUSED BOTH THE RIGHT AND LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR TO BE DAMAGED AND THE RIGHT WING TO IMPACT THE TERRAIN. THE PILOT STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS OPERATING NORMALLY, AND THAT WEATHER AND RUNWAY CONDITIONS WHERE NOT A FACTOR IN HIM LOSING CONTROL. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO ANYONE ON BOARD.THE AIRCRAFT WAS INSPECTED BY A MECHANIC (AND LATER OBSERVED BY FAA INSPECTORS) WHO FOUND SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT INCLUDING DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR AND WHEEL, THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR, WRINKLING AND DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING AND THE RIGHT WING SPAR BENT NEAR THE TIP OF THE WING. THE RIGHT AILERON WAS ALSO DAMAGED. THE REST OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS INSPECTED AND NO FURTHER DAMAGE FROM THE ACCIDENT WAS DISCOVERED.

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 WPR11CA206Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportHeber, UTThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing.Apr 23, 2011 · Substantial damage