# Accident 20190103003669A: Zlin Aviation Sro SAVAGE, Prescott, AZ, January 3, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 3, 2019, 13:10 local time
- Place: Prescott, AZ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.6533° N, 112.4200° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6533&lon=-112.4200&mi=10
- Aircraft: N808JD, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N808JD) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Zlin Aviation Sro SAVAGE (registry code 0600003, https://openairdocs.org/model/zlin-aviation-sro-savage) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912S series (registry code 55570, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912s-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ZLIN AVIATION SRO SAVAGE
- Reported engine: ROTAX 912S
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA19CA112](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA112) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190103003669A

## Narrative

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

FROM THE PILOT?S STATEMENT, ON JANUARY 3, AT APPROXIMATELY 13:10, N808JD TOOK OFF FROM PRC RUNWAY 21 RIGHT TO PERFORM ?TOUCH AND GOES? VIA RIGHT TRAFFIC. WEATHER CONDITIONS WERE FAVORABLE. TEMPERATURE WAS COOL AND WIND LIGHT AND VARIABLE. ON FINAL APPROACH, THE PILOT NOTICED THAT THE WIND HAD CHANGED TO A TAILWIND OF APPROXIMATELY 3 TO 4 KNOTS. THE PILOT WHO HAD 37 HOURS OF TAIL DRAGGER TIME BELIEVED THAT THE CONDITION WAS NOT FAVORABLE, BUT THAT IT WAS WITHIN HIS CAPABILITY BECAUSE HE HAD BEEN PRACTICING LANDING WITH A TAIL WINDS RECENTLY.  THE AIRCRAFT LANDED STRAIGHT IN A THREE-POINT ATTITUDE.  AFTER TOUCHDOWN, THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE RIGHT. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO CORRECT THE TURN WITH OPPOSITE RUDDER ONTO BUT THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED SIDEWAYS AND OFF THE RUNWAY GROUND THAT WAS SOFT FROM RECENT RAINS. THE LEFT TIRE GRABBED; THE RIGHT TIRE BEGAN TO LIFT; THE WING CONTACTED THE GROUND AND THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUE TO ROTATE OVER UNTIL COMING TO REST INVERTED. THE ONLY SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE WAS THAT THE LEFT FORWARD WING STRUT BUCKLED UNDER NEGATIVE LOAD.

## 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 GAA19CA112](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA112), Jan 3, 2019: Zlin Savage (N808JD), Prescott, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll with a tailwind.

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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