# NTSB ATL06CA034: Labarre Hatz CB1, N86LL, Walhalla, SC, January 11, 2006 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: January 11, 2006, 15:15 local (20:15 UTC) - Place: Walhalla, SC - Coordinates: 34.75, -83.125 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7500&lon=-83.1250&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report April 25, 2006 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: Columbia FSDO-13 - NTSB case key (mKey): 63095 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL06CA034 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/63095/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL06CA034 ## Probable cause The pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain to land. Contributing factors were the wet, soft, grassy runway. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - flare/touchdown - terrain condition - grass - terrain condition - soft - unsuitable terrain or takeoff/landing/taxi area - selected, pilot in command (cause) - terrain condition - wet - Nose over, landing - roll ## Analysis The pilot stated that it had been raining for a couple of days prior to the accident flight. He departed Clemson, South Carolina, on a visual flight rules flight and flew around the local area before landing at Seneca, South Carolina. The pilot stated that he took a short break and departed Seneca en route to Walhalla, South Carolina. The pilot stated that he thought about not landing at Walhalla Airport since it has a grass strip and there had been a lot of rain. He entered left traffic and decided to land. Upon touchdown the main landing gear collided with the wet, soft, soggy, grass runway, and the airplane nosed over. The pilot stated, "I made an improper decision by not making a three point landing. I knew the grass was wet and the airplane would not have nosed over on touchdown in a three point attitude." The pilot further stated that he did not experience any mechanical problems with the airplane before the accident. ## Factual narrative The pilot stated it had been raining for a couple of days prior to the accident flight. He departed Clemson, South Carolina, on a visual flight rules flight and flew around the local area before landing at Seneca, South Carolina. The pilot stated he took a short break and departed Seneca enroute to Walhalla, South Carolina. The pilot stated he thought about not landing at Walhalla Airport since it has a grass strip and there had been allot of rain. He entered left traffic and decided to make a wheel landing. On touchdown the main landing gear collided with the wet, soft, soggy, grass runway, and the airplane nosed over inverted. The pilot stated, "I made an improper decision by not making at three point landing. I knew the grass was wet and the airplane would not have nosed over on touchdown in a three point attitude." The pilot further stated he did not experience any mechanical problems with the airplane before the accident. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N86LL](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N86LL), registered now, S/N 62, built 1986 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Labarre Hatz CB1 - Registry model: [Labarre Leroy T HATZ EXP 2](https://openairdocs.org/model/labarre-leroy-t-hatz-exp-2) (registry code 05655XW) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Warner SCARAB series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/warner-scarab-series) (registry code 64502, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane, amateur-built - Serial number: 62 - Airframe hours: 334 - Engines: Continental O-200-A 100 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: Charles W. Mc Connell - Airworthiness certificate: Special, Experimental (Special) - Last inspection: Annual, October 1, 2005, 16 hours before - Departed: Tokenna, SC - Destination: Walhalla, SC - Airport: NONE, Tokenna Air Park, runway 20, 2,100 × 100 ft, grass/turf ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 76; injuries: none; commercial, airline transport, flight instructor; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, with waivers/limitations; last flight review August 1, 2005; seat: rear; flight hours: 32,000 total, 50 in this make and model, 25,700 as pilot in command, 75 in the last 90 days, 35 in the last 30 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 280° at 12 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 48 °F, dew point 39 °F - Altimeter: 29.84 inHg - Observed at: CEU, 8 nm away ## 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 20060111000679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060111000679A), Jan 11, 2006: Amtr CB1, Walhala, SC, Substantial damage. (-23) PIC reported that while landing on a grass strip the main gear wheels came in contact with a wet area causing the aircraft to flip over. 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.