# Accident 20190601005559A: Meek David S SUN DEVIL, Junction City, KS, June 1, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 1, 2019, 09:15 local time
- Place: Junction City, KS
- Airport: Freeman Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.0433° N, 96.8433° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0433&lon=-96.8433&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1418, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1418) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Meek David S SUN DEVIL (registry code 05613EW, https://openairdocs.org/model/meek-david-s-sun-devil) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MEEK DAVID S SUN DEVIL
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA19CA307](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA307) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190601005559A

## Narrative

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

DURING THE SECOND ATTEMPT AT LANDING ON RUNWAY 18 THE AIRPLANE DEPARTED THE RUNWAY TO THE RIGHT. A POST ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION REVEALED BOTH THE LEFT AND RIGHT MAIN TIRE MARKS ON THE RUNWAY WERE OVERLAPPING, INDICATING AN EXTREME RIGHT NOSE DIRECTION BUT THE DIRECTION OF TRAVEL WAS ALMOST IN LINE WITH THE RUNWAY. WHEN THE AIRPLANE DEPARTED THE RUNWAY ON THE RIGHT SIDE, THE LEFT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED DUE TO HIGH SIDE LOAD, THE LEFT WING IMPACTED THE GRASS, AND THE AIRPLANE SPUN LEFT APPROXIMATELY 180 DEGREES BEFORE COMING TO A REST IN THE GRASS. THE PILOT VERBALLY STATED THE RIGHT BRAKE LOCKED UP AND CAUSED THE AIRPLANE TO DEPART THE RUNWAY. DURING A POST ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION, THE RIGHT WHEEL WAS FREE TO MOVE. HOWEVER THE RIGHT BRAKE PAD HAD BEEN WARN TO THE RIVETS.

THIS IS AN CONTINUING INVESTIGATION. THIS 8020-23 WILL BE AMENDED AS NECESSARY.

## 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 GAA19CA307](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA307), Jun 1, 2019: David S Meek SUN Devil (N1418), Junction City, KS, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot rated passenger's failure to maintain directional control during landing. Contributing to the accident was the improperly maintained main landing gear brake pads.

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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