# NTSB ANC24LA028: Team Rocket F1, N75KM, Payson, AZ, April 14, 2024 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report - Date: April 14, 2024, 15:48 local (22:48 UTC) - Place: Payson, AZ - Coordinates: 34.25684, -111.33877 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2568&lon=-111.3388&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing: Abnormal runway contact](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/090) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed - Report: Approved by Office Director - Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish - NTSB office: Alaska Regional Office - Parties: FAA - Scottsdale FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 194138 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC24LA028 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/194138/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=194138 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC24LA028 ## Probable cause The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control while landing in gusting crosswind conditions. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Use of equip/info: aircraft control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040): Personnel issues › Task performance · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Paul Laidlaw F1 ROCKET, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=05638WE), [All aircraft, 9,295 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md) - [Performance/control parameters: directional control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Attain/maintain not possible (probable cause); cases with it: [Paul Laidlaw F1 ROCKET, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md?model=05638WE), [All aircraft, 3,958 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md) - [Wind: crosswind](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034040): Environmental issues › Conditions/weather/phenomena · Response/compensation (probable cause); cases with it: [Paul Laidlaw F1 ROCKET, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034040/cases.md?model=05638WE), [All aircraft, 1,008 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034040/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Landing: Abnormal runway contact](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/090) (defining event); cases with it: [Paul Laidlaw F1 ROCKET, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/090/sequence.md?model=05638WE), [All aircraft, 1,506 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/090/sequence.md) - [Landing-flare/touchdown: Miscellaneous/other](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/900); cases with it: [Paul Laidlaw F1 ROCKET, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/900/sequence.md?model=05638WE), [All aircraft, 1,556 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/900/sequence.md) - [Landing-flare/touchdown: Landing gear collapse](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/094); cases with it: [Paul Laidlaw F1 ROCKET, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/094/sequence.md?model=05638WE), [All aircraft, 1,787 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/094/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot reported that, while landing with a left crosswind, the airplane bounced slightly on initial touchdown, and it drifted to the right of the centerline. The pilot applied left aileron and left rudder to correct for the veer and added engine power to abort the landing, but a gust of wind rolled the airplane to the right, and the right wing struck the runway. Subsequently, the pilot elected to land the airplane on the remaining portion of the runway. During the second touchdown on the right side of the runway, the pilot said he lost directional control. The airplane travelled laterally across the runway surface and exited the left side of the runway, bending the right landing gear leg backward and the airplane nosed down. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the wings and engine mount tube structure. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N75KM](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N75KM), registered now, S/N 153, built 2009 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: TEAM ROCKET F1 (EVO) - Registry model: [Paul Laidlaw F1 ROCKET](https://openairdocs.org/model/paul-laidlaw-f1-rocket) (registry code 05638WE) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Aerosport IO-540-D4A5](https://openairdocs.org/engine/aerosport-io-540-d4a5) (registry code 01308, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane, amateur-built - Serial number: 153 - Year built: 2009 - Airframe hours: 412.7 - Engines: Lycoming/Aerosport IO540 D4A5 287 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Airworthiness certificate: Special, Experimental (Special) - Last inspection: Condition, July 24, 2022, 53.7 hours before - Departed: KGEU, Glendale, AZ - Destination: Same as departure - Airport: PAN, Payson Municipal Airport, runway 24, 5,504 × 75 ft, asphalt - Equipment: ADS-B, Electronic flight bag or handheld device, Electronic primary flight display, Angle of attack indicator, Electronic multifunction display ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 40; injuries: none; private, commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, without waivers/limitations; last flight review October 22, 2022; seat: front; restraint: 5-point; flight hours: 868 total, 272 in this make and model, 810 as pilot in command ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 180° at 10 knots, gusting 22 - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 66 °F, dew point 12 °F - Altimeter: 30.05 inHg - Turbulence: Moderate - Observed at: PAN - METAR: KPAN 142235Z AUTO 18010G22KT 10SM CLR 19/M11 A3005 RMK AO2 PWINO TSNO ## 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 20240414003899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240414003899A), Apr 14, 2024: Paul Laidlaw F1 ROCKET, Payson, AZ, Substantial damage. The pilot approached the Payson Airport (kpan) from the north. The pilot checked the AWOS and decided to make an approach with a contingency to go around and… ## Docket (2 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on March 6, 2025, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=194138. 3.3 MB in all. - Pilot/operator aircraft accident report, NTSB form 6120.1 (item 1, PDF, 11 pages, 2.2 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=17112288&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=6120_Redacted-Rel.pdf - Photos (item 2, PDF, 5 pages, 1.1 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=17090927&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=ANC24LA028%20Photo%20Array-Rel.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. 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