# Incident 20241014015309I: Singleton Gregory D SINGLETON VANS RV-7, New Smyrna Beac, FL, October 14, 2024

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 14, 2024, 15:45 local time
- Place: New Smyrna Beac, FL
- Airport: New Smyrna Beach Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.0557° N, 80.9489° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at NEW SMYRNA BEACH MUNI (JACK BOLT FLD) (EVB), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.0557&lon=-80.9489&mi=10
- Aircraft: N406P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N406P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Singleton Gregory D SINGLETON VANS RV-7 (registry code 05622DO, https://openairdocs.org/model/singleton-gregory-d-singleton-vans-rv-7) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Aerosport O-360 (registry code 01300, https://openairdocs.org/engine/aerosport-o-360) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SINGLETON GREGORY D SINGLETON VANS RV-7
- Reported engine: AEROSPORT O-360
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,516 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20241014015309I

## Narrative

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

DURING THE LANDING PHASE OF FLIGHT, ON RUNWAY 29R AND DURING DAY VFR CONDITIONS, THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR (MLG) TIRE DEFLATED.  THIS DEFLATION CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT

TO YAW HARD TO THE LEFT. THE TAIL WHEEL HAD NOT YET CONTACTED THE RUNWAY SURFACE. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO COUNTERACT THE LEFT YAW WITH RIGHT RUDDER INPUT, AND THE AIRCRAFT RAPIDLY VEERED TO THE RIGHT. THE PILOT RELEASED THE RIGHT RUDDER INPUT, AND THE AIRCRAFT OSCILLATED BACK TO THE LEFT.  THIS FINAL MOVEMENT CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO PITCH FORWARD ONTO THE PROPELLER AND SPINNER. THE AIRAFT CAME TO A STOP ON THE RUNWAY 29R.

UPON INSPECTION OF THE LEFT MLG TIRE, A SMALL CUT WAS DISCOVERED ON THE INBOARD TREAD, THAT PENETRATED THROUGH THE TREAD AND BELTS.

THE AIRCRAFT TIRES WERE PROPERLY INFLATED PRIOR TO THE FLIGHT, AND NO VISIBLE DAMAGE WAS NOTED BY THE PILOT DURING PREFLIGHT WALK AROUND. THE PILOT DID NOT REPORT ANY ISSUES REGARDING THE CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT ON GROUND DURING TAXI OR TAKE OFF.

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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