# Accident 20190510004329A: David E Olson CHRISTAVIA MK I, Roseburg, OR, May 10, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 10, 2019, 13:24 local time
- Place: Roseburg, OR
- Airport: Roseburg Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.2394° N, 123.3558° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.2394&lon=-123.3558&mi=10
- Aircraft: N107DM, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N107DM) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: David E Olson CHRISTAVIA MK I (registry code 056359C, https://openairdocs.org/model/david-e-olson-christavia-mk-i) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-320-A2B (registry code 42101, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-320-a2b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DAVID E OLSON CHRISTAVIA MK I
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-320-A2B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 197 total, 29 in this make and model, 29 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA19CA255](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA255) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190510004329A

## Narrative

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

PILOT'S STATEMENT: THIS WAS THE THIRD FLIGHT OF THE DAY. MY LANDING FLAIR WAS SMOOTH AND CONTROLLED, WITH A SLIGHT FLAIR UP AS MY TAIL STALLED BEFORE THE MAIN WING. IT REQUIRED A SHORT BLAST OF THROTTLE TO SLOW DOWN THE TAIL STALL TO ALMOST A PERFECT 3 POINT LANDING. MY RIGHT TIRE WAS ABOUT A SECOND BEHIND THE OTHER TWO. AFTER ALL THREE TIRES WERE ROLLING, THE PLANE STARTED A DRIFTING TURN TO THE RIGHT. MY RUDDER CONTROL WAS NOT FAST ENOUGH TO ARREST THE PROGRESSIVE TURN RATE. I ADDED BRAKING, AND THEN FULL POWER TO ATTEMPT TO STRAIGHTEN THE ROLL PATH, BUT DID NOT

OBTAIN A FAST ENOUGH AND ADEQUATE RESPONSE TO REMAIN ON THE RUNWAY PAVEMENT AND TO TAKE OFF WITH A COMFORTABLE SAFE FLIGHT PATH (DUE

TO THE HIGH GROSS WEIGHT AND THE DENSITY ALTITUDE, MY CLIMB RATE WAS LOW (300-500 FT/MIN)). I MADE THE JUDGEMENT CALL TO SHUT DOWN THE POWER AND ABANDON THE TAKEOFF. I CONTINUED THE SWERVING TURN WITH MAXIMUM BRAKING INTO THE GRASSY BOUNDARY. THE PLANE CONTINUED THE CLASSIC 'GROUND LOOP'

PATH ROLL OUT. NEAR COMPLETION OF THE ROLL OUT/SLIDE MY LEFT TUBELESS TIRE DEFLATED AND CAUGHT THE GROUND; THIS

RESULTED WITH THE LANDING SUSPENSION SUPPORT BAR BREAKING WHICH ALLOWED THE LEFT TIRE (WHILE STILL ATTACHED TO THE PLANE) TO ROLL UNDER ALLOWING THE LEFT WING TO DROP AND CONTACT THE GROUND; ALMOST NO FURTHER SLIDE.

## 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 GAA19CA255](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA255), May 10, 2019: Elmwood Christavia MK I (N107DM), Roseburg, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing, which resulted in a ground loop.

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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