# NTSB ANC09CA046: Winship Kent S Dogger Craft, N530KW, Palmer, AK, May 16, 2009 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: May 16, 2009, 15:00 local (23:00 UTC) - Place: Palmer, AK - Coordinates: 61.637779, -149.286392 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.6378&lon=-149.2864&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing-landing roll: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) - Highest injury: Minor injuries - Injuries: 1 minor - Status: Completed, report September 30, 2009 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: Alaska Regional Office - Parties: Federal Aviation Administration (Operations) - NTSB case key (mKey): 73857 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC09CA046 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/73857/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=73857 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC09CA046 ## Probable cause The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll, resulting in a nose over and substantial damage to the airplane. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Performance/control parameters: directional control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Winship Kent S DOGGER CRAFT, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md?model=05619N6), [All aircraft, 3,958 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md) - [Use of equip/info: aircraft control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040): Personnel issues › Task performance · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Winship Kent S DOGGER CRAFT, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=05619N6), [All aircraft, 9,295 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md) - [Wind: variable wind](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034025): Environmental issues › Conditions/weather/phenomena · Not specified; cases with it: [Winship Kent S DOGGER CRAFT, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034025/cases.md?model=05619N6), [All aircraft, 113 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034025/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Landing-landing roll: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) (defining event); cases with it: [Winship Kent S DOGGER CRAFT, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md?model=05619N6), [All aircraft, 4,585 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md) - [Landing-landing roll: Runway excursion](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300); cases with it: [Winship Kent S DOGGER CRAFT, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md?model=05619N6), [All aircraft, 3,643 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md) - [Landing-landing roll: Nose over/nose down](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096); cases with it: [Winship Kent S DOGGER CRAFT, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096/sequence.md?model=05619N6), [All aircraft, 2,287 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096/sequence.md) ## Analysis The private pilot reported he was landing his homebuilt, tailwheel-equipped airplane on a hard-surfaced dry runway, at the conclusion of a Title 14, Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. The pilot reported that during the landing roll, a gust of wind pushed the airplane’s tail to the right, and the airplane swerved to the left. The airplane continued off the left side of the runway and nosed over, sustaining substantial damage to the wings, fuselage, and empennage. Witnesses reported variable winds at the time of the accident. The pilot indicated that there were no preaccident mechanical problems with the airplane, and noted in his report to the NTSB that he should have flown with an instructor before attempting a landing at the accident airport. ## Factual narrative The private pilot reported he was landing his homebuilt, tailwheel-equipped airplane on a hard-surfaced dry runway, at the conclusion of a Title 14, Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. The pilot reported that during the landing roll, a gust of wind pushed the airplane’s tail to the right, and the airplane swerved to the left. The airplane continued off the left side of the runway and nosed over, sustaining substantial damage to the wings, fuselage, and empennage. Witnesses reported variable winds at the time of the accident. The pilot indicated that there were no preaccident mechanical problems with the airplane, and noted in his report to the NTSB that he should have flown with an instructor before attempting a landing at the accident airport. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N530KW](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N530KW), registered now, S/N 1001 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: WINSHIP KENT S DOGGER CRAFT - Registry model: [Winship Kent S DOGGER CRAFT](https://openairdocs.org/model/winship-kent-s-dogger-craft) (registry code 05619N6) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-290 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (registry code 41506, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane, amateur-built - Serial number: 1001 - Engines: Lycoming O-290-D2 140 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: Winship Kent S - Registered owner: Winship Kent S - Airworthiness certificate: Special, Experimental (Special) - Last inspection: Condition, October 28, 2008 - Departed: MCG, McGrath, AK - Destination: 4AK6, Palmer, AK - Flight plan: VFR - Airport: 4AK6, Wolf Lake Airport, runway 24, 3,800 × 70 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 47; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, without waivers/limitations; last flight review April 6, 2008; seat: left; flight hours: 130 total, 40 in this make and model, 5 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: variable at 10 knots, gusting 10 - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: 10,000 ft broken - Temperature: 64 °F ## FAA reports on this event (1) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20090516047049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090516047049A), May 16, 2009: Winship Ken DOGGER CRAF, Palmer, AK, Substantial damage. Airman stated he lost control of his aircraft while attempting to land in gusty winds at the Wolf Lake Airport. Airman lost control of his aircraft, veered off… ## Docket (1 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on July 7, 2009, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=73857. 645 KB in all. - Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 645 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40315760&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Master.PDF 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.