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FAA accident report · Gardner William R THORP T-18 · Madisonville, TN · May 29, 2020

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Date
May 29, 2020 · 18:19 local
Place
Madisonville, TN
Phase of flight
Landing: Rollout
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N70BZ
NTSB investigation
NTSBERA20CA228
Reported as
Gardner William R Thorp T-18
Reported engine
Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
1
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
1,372 total77 in this make and model23 in the last 90 days
N70BZRegistered now · Gardner William R THORP T-18S/N 1325 · Built 2005Airframe modelGardner William R THORP T-18Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

The aircraft pilot, operating the aircraft with no other souls on board, landed his thorp T-18 (serial number 1325) at a privately owned grass landing strip near Madisonville, TN. The pilot anticipated the ground would be soft due to recent rain. Upon aircraft touchdown, the pilot stated he decided to continue the rollout but erroneously applied aircraft brakes. The braking caused the aircraft to tip forward causing substantial damage to the propeller, the canopy and vertical stabilizer/rudder assembly. Only the pilot sustained injuries which were minor. No other contributing factors were found.

As the FAA filed it

THE AIRCRAFT PILOT, OPERATING THE AIRCRAFT WITH NO OTHER SOULS ON BOARD, LANDED HIS THORP T-18 (SERIAL NUMBER 1325) AT A PRIVATELY OWNED GRASS LANDING STRIP NEAR MADISONVILLE, TN. THE PILOT ANTICIPATED THE GROUND WOULD BE SOFT DUE TO RECENT RAIN. UPON AIRCRAFT TOUCHDOWN, THE PILOT STATED HE DECIDED TO CONTINUE THE ROLLOUT BUT ERRONEOUSLY APPLIED AIRCRAFT BRAKES. THE BRAKING CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO TIP FORWARD CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER, THE CANOPY AND VERTICAL STABILIZER/RUDDER ASSEMBLY. ONLY THE PILOT SUSTAINED INJURIES WHICH WERE MINOR. NO OTHER CONTRIBUTING FACTORS WERE FOUND.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB ERA20CA228Accident · Minor injuriesClass 4 · Data collectionFinal reportMadisonville, TNThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll on a soft turf runway, which resulted in a nose-over.May 29, 2020 · Substantial damage

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