# Accident 20160711020529A: Canadian Car & Foundry HARVARD MK IV, Somerset, KY, July 11, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 11, 2016, 12:30 local time
- Place: Somerset, KY
- Airport: Lake Cumberland Regional Airpo
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.0547° N, 84.6144° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.0547&lon=-84.6144&mi=10
- Aircraft: N99CV (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CANADIAN CAR & FOUNDRY HARVARD MK IV
- Reported engine: P & W R-1340-AN-1
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 14,500 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA16CA373](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA373) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160711020529A

## Narrative

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

PILOT STATEMENT:  WHEEL LANDING PERFORMED IAW FORMATION PROCEDURES.  WHEN THE TAIL CAME DOWN THE AIRCRAFT WANTED TO GO RIGHT.  AIRCRAFT WAS CORRECTED LEFT, WENT RIGHT AGAIN.  LEFT RUDDER AND BRAKE APPLIED AND AIRCRAFT EXITED RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY, MAKING CONTACT WITH A 3000' REMAINING MARKER.

TAXIED TO RAMP AND SHUTDOWN.  LATER, PUSHING AIRCRAFT INTO THE HANGAR WITH A BRAKE RIDER; TAILWHEEL STEEERING WAS EFFECTIVE AND TAILWHEEL UNLOCKED PER USUAL.  BRAKES WORKED WHEN ACTIVATED AND DIDN'T DRAG OR BIND. ''''''END'''''''

IIC INVESTIGATION OF LANDING AREA AND MARKINGS INDICATED THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED TO THE RIGHT WITH EVIDENCE OF LEFT BRAKE APPLICATION.  THE BRAKES, RUDDER, AND TAILWHEEL INDICATED NO DEFECTS EXISTED.  AIRCRAFT HAD SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE RH WING REAR SPAR AND AILERION.

WEATHER REPORTED CALM WINDS.  A WITNESS DESCRIBED THE WINDS TO BE CALM DURING THE TIME OF ACCIDENT.

## 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 GAA16CA373](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA373), Jul 11, 2016: Canadian Car & Foundry Harvard (N99CV), Somerset, KY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll, which resulted in runway excursion, and collision with an airport sign.

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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