# Accident 20110802015379A: Carpenter Kenton P KOLB TWINSTAR III, Republic, WA, August 2, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 2, 2011, 08:45 local time
- Place: Republic, WA
- Airport: Ferry County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.7181° N, 118.6564° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.7181&lon=-118.6564&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3135J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3135J-2019-05-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Carpenter Kenton P KOLB TWINSTAR III (registry code 05618DJ, https://openairdocs.org/model/carpenter-kenton-p-kolb-twinstar-iii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) (registry code 09050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CARPENTER KENTON P KOLB TWINSTAR III
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Recreational pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 200 total, 130 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR11LA371](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11LA371) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110802015379A

## Narrative

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

DURING LANDING ROLL THE PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT GROUND LOOPED AND MOVED TO THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY WHERE THE LEFT MAIN WHEEL IMPACTED A STAND UP ELECTRIC LIGHTING BOX.

## 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 WPR11LA371](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11LA371), Aug 2, 2011: Carpenter Kolb Twinstar III (N3135J), Republic, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.

## Other reports on N3135J (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20180715011269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180715011269A), Jul 15, 2018: Carpenter Kenton P KOLB TWINSTAR III (N3135J), La Porte, TX, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Eyewitness accounts: aircraft was observed leaving La Porte Airport and making a left turn back toward the airport. The aircraft was estimated to be at 300…

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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