# Accident 20210512008329A: Smith Miniplane DSA-1, Fulton, MO, May 12, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 12, 2021, 12:50 local time
- Place: Fulton, MO
- Airport: Elton Hensley Memorial
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.8384° N, 91.9999° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8384&lon=-91.9999&mi=10
- Aircraft: N179VP, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N179VP) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Smith Miniplane DSA-1 (registry code 835010A, https://openairdocs.org/model/smith-miniplane-dsa-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SMITH MINIPLANE DSA-1
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-290 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 587 total, 8 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN21LA217](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA217) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210512008329A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT WAS LANDING FOR FUEL ON A FERRY FLIGHT FROM OHIO TO COLORADO. UPON LANDING TOUCHDOWN WAS UNEVENTFUL, AFTER LANDING, WHILE TRANSITIONING TO ROLL OUT, THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO GROUND LOOP, THE PILOT OVERCORRECTED THEN OVERCORRECTED THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION AND LOST CONTROL AND THE AIRPLANE FLIPPED OVER ON ITS BACK.

## 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 CEN21LA217](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA217), May 12, 2021: Smith Miniplane DSA-1 (N179VP), Fulton, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain control of the airplane during landing in gusty crosswinds.

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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