# Accident 20180323010019A: Flightworks Corp CAPELLA XS FW2C80TD, Hartselle, AL, March 23, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 23, 2018, 18:30 local time
- Place: Hartselle, AL
- Airport: Hartselle-Morgan County Airpor
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.4072° N, 86.9331° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.4072&lon=-86.9331&mi=10
- Aircraft: N654MM, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N654MM) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Flightworks CAPELLA XS FW2C80TD (registry code 05902ZV, https://openairdocs.org/model/flightworks-capella-xs-fw2c80td) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912 series (registry code 55569, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FLIGHTWORKS CORP CAPELLA XS FW2C80TD
- Reported engine: ROTAX 912
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 152 total, 57 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA18CA178](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA178) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180323010019A

## Narrative

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

THIS AIRCRAFT HAS A CONVENTIONAL LANDING GEAR. UPON LANDING, PILOT FAILED TO COMPENSATE FOR REDUCTION IN AERODYNAMIC EFFECTIVENESS OF THE VERTICAL STABILIZER AND RUDDER IN LOWERING AIRSPEEDS, RESULTING IN LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND SUBSEQUENT GROUND LOOP. AIRCRAFT SUFFERED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO RIGHT WING ATTACH FITTINGS, PROPELLER AND LANDING GEAR.

## 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 GAA18CA178](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA178), Mar 23, 2018: Flightworks Capella XS FW2C80TD (N654MM), Hartselle, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.

## Other reports on N654MM (1)

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

- [Incident 20150808013069I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150808013069I), Aug 8, 2015: Flightworks Corp CAPELLA XS FW2C80TD (N654MM), Hartselle, AL, Minor damage. [privacy data omitted] Certificate no. [privacy data omitted] Operated N654MM VFR from 8A1 to 5M0 attempting to land runway 36 making a go around due to a…

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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