# Accident 20110625011919A: Vandenburg David R PIETENPOL AIR CMPR, Marquette, MI, June 25, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 25, 2011, 14:54 local time
- Place: Marquette, MI
- Airport: Sawyer International Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.3536° N, 87.3953° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.3536&lon=-87.3953&mi=10
- Aircraft: N16DV, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N16DV-2011-12-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Vandenburg David R PIETENPOL AIR CMPR (registry code 05619LH, https://openairdocs.org/model/vandenburg-david-r-pietenpol-air-cmpr) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: VANDENBURG DAVID R PIETENPOL AIR CMPR
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR C85 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 5,050 total, 101 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN11LA419](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11LA419) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110625011919A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 CEN11LA419](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11LA419), Jun 25, 2011: VanDenburg Pietenpol Air Camper (N16DV), Gwinn, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s loss of directional control during the landing roll, which resulted in a ground loop.

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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