# Accident 20120330005069A: Arado-Flugzeugwerke Gmbh FW190 A-5, Case Grande, AZ, March 30, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 30, 2012, 09:11 local time
- Place: Case Grande, AZ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.9531° N, 111.7669° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.9531&lon=-111.7669&mi=10
- Aircraft: N190DK, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N190DK) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Arado-Flugzeugwerke FW190 A-5 (registry code 3540114, https://openairdocs.org/model/arado-flugzeugwerke-fw190-a-5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ARADO-FLUGZEUGWERKE GMBH FW190 A-5
- Reported engine: SHUETSOV ASCH-82T
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 3,449 total, 1 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR12CA150](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12CA150) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120330005069A

## Narrative

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

ON MARCH 30, 2012, ABOUT 0911 MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME, A FOCKE-WULF FW-190A AIRPLANE, N190DK, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGED DURING A LANDING AT CASE GRANDE AIRPORT (CGZ), CASA GRANDE, ARIZONA. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY AFTER TOUCH DURING LANDING ON THE FIRST ATTEMPT. THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT WAS OPERATED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED.ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, THE AIRPLANE WAS A LOW WING SINGLE ENGINE CONFIGURATION WITH CONVENTIONAL LANDING GEAR. PRIOR TO THE FLIGHT HE CONDUCTED A PREFLIGHT INSPECTION PRIOR TO DEPARTING CGZ FOR A PHASE 1 TEST FLIGHT. WHEN RETURNING TO CGZ THE PILOT JOINTED THE PATTERN AND CONTINUED HIS APPROACH.  ON THE PILOT'S FIRST ATTEMPT TO LAND HE STATED HE TOUCHED DOWN AND LOST CONTROL, DEPARTING THE RUNWAY TO THE RIGHT SIDE. AS HE DEPARTED THE RUNWAY WITH THE ENGINE AT IDLE POWER, THE LEFT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE AIRPLANE CAME TO REST APPROXIMATELY 100 FT ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT EXITED THE AIRCRAFT NORMALLY. THE PILOT REPORTED A TOTAL FLIGHT EXPERIENCE OF 3449 HOURS, INCLUDING ABOUT 45 MINUTES IN THE ACCIDENT AIRPLANE MAKE AND MODEL. AUTOMATED WEATHER OBSERVATIONS FROM SURROUNDING AIRPORTS ABOUT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT INCLUDED CALM WINDS; CLEAR SKIES; TEMPERATURES ABOUT 24 DEGREES C.THE PILOT STATED HE HAD NO MECHANICAL FAILURE AND ALL AIRPLANE SYSTEMS WERE OPERATING NORMALLY THOUGHOUT THE FLIGHT. THE SKID MARKS ON THE RUNWAY AND THE AIRPLANE BRAKE ROTORS INDICATED THAT THE LEFT BRAKE WAS APPLIED FROM TOUCH DOWN AND THE RIGHT BRAKE WAS ONLY APPLIED JUST PRIOR TO THE AIRPLANE DEPARTING THE RUNWAY. DURING AN INSPECTION OF THE AIRPLANE THE BRAKE SYSTEMS WERE FOUND TO BE BOTH SERVICED AND OPERATING. NO OTHER MECHANICAL FAILURES WERE NOTED DURING THE INSPECTION.

## 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 WPR12CA150](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12CA150), Mar 30, 2012: Arado-Flugzeugwerke FW190 A-5 (N190DK), Casa Grande, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot did not maintain directional control of the airplane during the landing roll.

## Other reports on N190DK (1)

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

- [Accident 20221209020959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20221209020959A), Dec 9, 2022: Arado-Flugzeugwerke Gmbh FW190 A-5 (N190DK), Casa Grande, AZ, Substantial damage. The [privacy data omitted] of aircraft was on a check flight running through stall procedures. Flight lasted about 45-50 minutes, no mechanical or operational…

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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