# Accident 20110423006879A: Tew William P TEAM ROCKET F1, Heber, UT, April 23, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 23, 2011, 12:00 local time
- Place: Heber, UT
- Airport: Heber City Municipal - Russ Mcdonal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.4309° N, 111.1895° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4309&lon=-111.1895&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5491W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5491W) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Tew William P TEAM ROCKET F1 (registry code 05613VQ, https://openairdocs.org/model/tew-william-p-team-rocket-f1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TEW WILLIAM P TEAM ROCKET F1
- Reported engine: AMA/EXPR UNKNOWN ENG
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,000 total, 315 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR11CA206](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11CA206) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110423006879A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 WPR11CA206](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11CA206), Apr 23, 2011: Tew William P Team Rocket F1 (N5491W), Heber, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing.

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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