# Accident 20110604009349A: Sieber Paul P NIEUPORT 11, Bellingham, WA, June 4, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 4, 2011, 12:15 local time
- Place: Bellingham, WA
- Airport: Bellingham International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.7928° N, 122.5375° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.7928&lon=-122.5375&mi=10
- Aircraft: N118PS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N118PS-2016-12-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Sieber Paul P NIEUPORT 11 (registry code 05612IG, https://openairdocs.org/model/sieber-paul-p-nieuport-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Volkswagen CONVERSION (registry code 63501, https://openairdocs.org/engine/volkswagen-conversion) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SIEBER PAUL P NIEUPORT 11
- Reported engine: VOLKSWAGEN CONVERSION
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 21,000 total, 16 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR11CA247](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11CA247) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110604009349A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT LANDED AND TAIL STAYED UP. SLIGHT CROSS WIND CAUGHT TAIL AND CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO GROUND LOOP. RIGHT MAIN GEAR BENT, WHICH ALLOWED THE AIRCRAFT TO FLIP OVER. DAMAGE TO WING CAUSED BY REPLICA GUN ON TOP OF WING. RUDDER AND PROPELLER ALSO DAMAGED. NO INJURIES. PILOT REPORTED NO MECHANICAL ISSUE WITH AIRCRAFT PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT.

## 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 WPR11CA247](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11CA247), Jun 4, 2011: Sieber Paul P Nieuport 11 (N118PS), Bellingham, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing rollout.

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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