# Accident 20181128022999A: Smith AEROSTAR 601, Rock Hill, SC, November 28, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 28, 2018, 10:30 local time
- Place: Rock Hill, SC
- Airport: Rock Hill/York Co/Bryant Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.9847° N, 81.0581° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.9847&lon=-81.0581&mi=10
- Aircraft: N909CA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N909CA-2020-07-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Smith AEROSTAR 601 (registry code 8360606, https://openairdocs.org/model/smith-aerostar-601) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SMITH AEROSTAR 601
- Reported engine: LYCOMING TI0-540 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 3,000 total, 200 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA19CA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA083) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20181128022999A

## Narrative

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

PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON LANDING AND AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY AND COLLIDED WITH TERRAIN CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.  INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO USE ONE FOOT DUE TO A BONE FRACTURE AND WAS WEARING A BRACE ON SAID FOOT.  THIS RESULTED IN THE AIRMAN BEING UNABLE TO MANIPULATE THE RUDDER PEDALS.  AIRMAN ATTEMPTED TO USE A NON PILOT PASSENGER TO MANIPULATE THE RUDDER BUT LOSS OF CONTROL RESULTED NEVERTHELESS.

## 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 GAA19CA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA083), Nov 28, 2018: Smith AEROSTAR601 (N909CA), Rock Hill, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper decision to fly with an air cast boot on his foot, which led him to rely on the passenger to apply brakes and rudder, which was performed improperly and led to a loss of…

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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