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Accident · Substantial damage
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FAA accident report · Vandenburg David R PIETENPOL AIR CMPR · Marquette, MI · June 25, 2011

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Date
June 25, 2011 · 14:54 local
Place
Marquette, MI
Airport
Sawyer International Airport
Phase of flight
Landing: Rollout
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N16DV
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN11LA419
Reported as
Vandenburg David R Pietenpol AIR Cmpr
Reported engine
Continental C85 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
5,050 total101 in this make and model8 in the last 90 days
N16DVRegistration cancelled Dec 15, 2011 · Vandenburg David R PIETENPOL AIR CMPRS/N 0016 · Built 2005Airframe modelVandenburg David R PIETENPOL AIR CMPREngine modelContinental C85 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

On June 25, 2011 at 2:54PM EDT an experimental owner/amateur built pietenpol air camper aircraft, registration N16DV, sustained substantial damage during a crosswind landing rollout on runway 1 at Sawyer International Airport (saw)in gwinn, Michigan. During the rollout, the aircraft veered sharply to the right. The Sawyer tower reported the winds at 090/07. The pilot/builder stated he changed the position of the breake pedels and the diameter of the landing gear axel previous to this flight. Post accident inspection revieled that this modification prevented the pilot form obtaining full rudded travel and weakened the gear. Damage to the aircraft included left landing gear axel separation from landing gear, longerons broken at firewall, damaged firewall, aft fuselage and propeller. The airplane came to a stop sideways on the runway approximately 1000 feet from at the approach end and 400 feet from touchdown point. The pilot was the sole occupant and received no injuries. Additional damage was incurred during the removal from the runway, including tearing the firewall loose from the remaining longerons.

As the FAA filed it

ON JUNE 25, 2011 AT 2:54PM EDT AN EXPERIMENTAL OWNER/AMATEUR BUILT PIETENPOL AIR CAMPER AIRCRAFT, REGISTRATION N16DV, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING A CROSSWIND LANDING ROLLOUT ON RUNWAY 1 AT SAWYER INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (SAW)IN GWINN, MICHIGAN. DURING THE ROLLOUT, THE AIRCRAFT VEERED SHARPLY TO THE RIGHT. THE SAWYER TOWER REPORTED THE WINDS AT 090/07. THE PILOT/BUILDER STATED HE CHANGED THE POSITION OF THE BREAKE PEDELS AND THE DIAMETER OF THE LANDING GEAR AXEL PREVIOUS TO THIS FLIGHT. POST ACCIDENT INSPECTION REVIELED THAT THIS MODIFICATION PREVENTED THE PILOT FORM OBTAINING FULL RUDDED TRAVEL AND WEAKENED THE GEAR. DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT INCLUDED LEFT LANDING GEAR AXEL SEPARATION FROM LANDING GEAR, LONGERONS BROKEN AT FIREWALL, DAMAGED FIREWALL, AFT FUSELAGE AND PROPELLER. THE AIRPLANE CAME TO A STOP SIDEWAYS ON THE RUNWAY APPROXIMATELY 1000 FEET FROM AT THE APPROACH END AND 400 FEET FROM TOUCHDOWN POINT. THE PILOT WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT AND RECEIVED NO INJURIES. ADDITIONAL DAMAGE WAS INCURRED DURING THE REMOVAL FROM THE RUNWAY, INCLUDING TEARING THE FIREWALL LOOSE FROM THE REMAINING LONGERONS.

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 CEN11LA419Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportGwinn, MIThe pilot’s loss of directional control during the landing roll, which resulted in a ground loop.Jun 25, 2011 · Substantial damage