# Accident 20211112019459A: Eric A Munzer DORNIER D027-B2, Martinsville, VA, November 12, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 12, 2021, 14:51 local time
- Place: Martinsville, VA
- Airport: Blue Ridge
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.6308° N, 80.0183° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.6308&lon=-80.0183&mi=10
- Aircraft: N27TQ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N27TQ-2022-10-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Eric A Munzer DORNIER D027-B2 (registry code 05638IP, https://openairdocs.org/model/eric-a-munzer-dornier-d027-b2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming GO-480-B1A6 (registry code 42159, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-go-480-b1a6) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ERIC A MUNZER DORNIER D027-B2
- Reported engine: LYCOMING GO-480-B1A6
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 5,068 total, 32 in this make and model, 49 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA22LA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA061) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20211112019459A

## Narrative

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

LANDING RUNWAY 30 AIRCRAFT VEERED LEFT DEPARTED RUNWAY AND CONTINUED THROUGH FIELD TO A 12' EMBANKMENT. LEFT AXLE SHEARED AT BASE WITH WHEEL AND TIRE DEPARTURE AND RIGHT GEAR SHEARED AT FUSELAGE ATTACH POINT CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO SUPPORTING STRUCTURE.

## 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 ERA22LA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA061), Nov 12, 2021: Eric A Munzer Dornier D027-B2 (N27TQ), Martinsville, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing rollout, which resulted in a runway excursion and an impact with a ditch.

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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