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FAA accident report · Henderson Michael E GLASTAR · Sequim, WA · August 31, 2013

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Date
August 31, 2013 · 15:40 local
Place
Sequim, WA
Airport
Sequim Valley
Phase of flight
Landing: Rollout
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N789MH
NTSB investigation
NTSBWPR13CA394
Reported as
Henderson Michael E Glastar
Reported engine
Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
1,270 total307 in this make and model32 in the last 90 days
N789MHRegistered now · Henderson Michael E GLASTARS/N 5650 · Built 2004Airframe modelHenderson Michael E GLASTAREngine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

The pilot attempted an approach and normal landing to runway 27R, which is a turf runway parallel to the asphalt runway (27L). The turf runway is north of the asphalt runway and has a paved taxiway at midfield, perpendicular to the runway, and also crosses the turf runway at midfield. Witnesses stated that the aircraft appeared to be faster than normal while on the approach. The aircraft touched down long on the turf runway. During the landing rollout the pilot stated he noticed a depression in the runway surface and initiated back pressure on the control wheel to elevate the nose gear. There was insufficient control effectiveness due to the slowing of the aircraft and the nose wheel impacted the the depression and caused the aircraft to rapidly decelerate upon contact with the paved portion of the the taxiway edge, and flip over, in a tail to nose direction. The aircraft came to rest across the perpendicular taxiway. Both occupants were uninjured and were assisted out of the aircraft by personnel at the airport.

As the FAA filed it

THE PILOT ATTEMPTED AN APPROACH AND NORMAL LANDING TO RUNWAY 27R, WHICH IS A TURF RUNWAY PARALLEL TO THE ASPHALT RUNWAY (27L). THE TURF RUNWAY IS NORTH OF THE ASPHALT RUNWAY AND HAS A PAVED TAXIWAY AT MIDFIELD, PERPENDICULAR TO THE RUNWAY, AND ALSO CROSSES THE TURF RUNWAY AT MIDFIELD. WITNESSES STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT APPEARED TO BE FASTER THAN NORMAL WHILE ON THE APPROACH. THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN LONG ON THE TURF RUNWAY. DURING THE LANDING ROLLOUT THE PILOT STATED HE NOTICED A DEPRESSION IN THE RUNWAY SURFACE AND INITIATED BACK PRESSURE ON THE CONTROL WHEEL TO ELEVATE THE NOSE GEAR. THERE WAS INSUFFICIENT CONTROL EFFECTIVENESS DUE TO THE SLOWING OF THE AIRCRAFT AND THE NOSE WHEEL IMPACTED THE THE DEPRESSION AND CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO RAPIDLY DECELERATE UPON CONTACT WITH THE PAVED PORTION OF THE THE TAXIWAY EDGE, AND FLIP OVER, IN A TAIL TO NOSE DIRECTION. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ACROSS THE PERPENDICULAR TAXIWAY. BOTH OCCUPANTS WERE UNINJURED AND WERE ASSISTED OUT OF THE AIRCRAFT BY PERSONNEL AT THE AIRPORT.

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 WPR13CA394Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportSequim, WAThe pilot's improper soft field landing technique, and failure to maintain aircraft control during the landing.Aug 31, 2013 · Substantial damage