# Accident 20180216005219A: Scheineman-Van Buren T-18, Longmont, CO, February 16, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 16, 2018, 13:20 local time
- Place: Longmont, CO
- Airport: Vance Brand
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.1644° N, 105.1636° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1644&lon=-105.1636&mi=10
- Aircraft: N89ER, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N89ER-2021-01-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Scheineman-Van Buren T-18 (registry code 8951018, https://openairdocs.org/model/scheineman-van-buren-t-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCHEINEMAN-VAN BUREN T-18
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN18LA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18LA102) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180216005219A

## Narrative

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

ON FEBRUARY 16, 2018, ABOUT 1320 MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME, A SCHEINEMAN-VAN BUREN T-18 AIRPLANE, N89ER, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHILE LANDING AT VANCE BRAND AIRPORT (LMO), LONGMONT, COLORADO. THE PILOT AND FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR WERE SERIOUSLY INJURED. DURING THE FINAL LANDING, THE AIRPLANE TURNED TO THE RIGHT DURING ROLLOUT. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO CORRECT WITH LEFT RUDDER, BUT THE RIGHT TURN CONTINUED, AND THE AIRPLANE GROUND LOOPED, DEPARTED THE RUNWAY SURFACE, AND NOSED OVER. EXAMINATION OF THE AIRPLANE REVEALED THE RUDDER CABLE WAS FRACTURED.

## 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 CEN18LA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18LA102), Feb 16, 2018: Scheineman-Van Buren T 18 (N89ER), Longmont, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll and the flight instructor’s delayed remedial action, which resulted in a groundloop and nose over.

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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