# Incident 20241124020659I: Cowell PIETENPOL AIRCAMPER, Mcalpin, FL, November 24, 2024

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 24, 2024, 12:10 local time
- Place: Mcalpin, FL
- Airport: Little River Airpark
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.1391° N, 82.9518° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of McAlpin, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.1391&lon=-82.9518&mi=10
- Aircraft: N48248, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N48248) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cowell PIETENPOL AIRCAMPER (registry code 7040309, https://openairdocs.org/model/cowell-pietenpol-aircamper) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-145-B2 (registry code 42382, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-145-b2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: COWELL PIETENPOL AIRCAMPER
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-145-B2
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 3,008 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20241124020659I

## Narrative

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

AFTER LANDING RUNWAY 9 AT FL10 DURING LANDING ROLLOUT, THE CENTERING SPRING ON THE TAILWHEEL KEEPING IN CENTERED BROKE.  THIS CAUSED THE WHEEL TO TURN AND CAUSE THE AIRCRAFT TO VEER RIGHT ON THE GRASS.  AT ABOUT 90 DEGREES, A WELD ON THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR BROKE.  THIS CAUSED THE FRAME OF THE LANDING GEAR TO DIG INTO THE GRASS AND CAUSED THE AIRFRAME TO FLIP OVER ONTO ITS WING.

## Other reports on N48248 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20140209002509I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140209002509I), Feb 9, 2014: Cowell PIETENPOL AIRCAMPER (N48248), Olustee, FL, No damage. Aircraft lost full power and made emergency landing on secondary road.

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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