# NTSB CEN09CA084: Rockwell International 114, N4920W, Meacham Int'l Airport, TX, December 6, 2008 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: December 6, 2008, 10:51 local (16:51 UTC) - Place: Meacham Int'l Airport, TX - Coordinates: 32.819721, -97.362503 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8197&lon=-97.3625&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing-flare/touchdown: Abnormal runway contact](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/090) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report January 22, 2009 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: Central Region - Parties: FAA - NTSB case key (mKey): 69551 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN09CA084 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/69551/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA084 ## Probable cause The pilot's failure to maintain pitch control during landing. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Performance/control parameters: landing flare](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062041): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Rockwell International 114, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062041/cases.md?model=7630314), [All aircraft, 1,285 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062041/cases.md) - [Landing gear system: nose/tail landing gear](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01023220): Aircraft › Aircraft systems · Damaged/degraded; cases with it: [Rockwell International 114, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01023220/cases.md?model=7630314), [All aircraft, 185 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01023220/cases.md) - [Use of equip/info: aircraft control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040): Personnel issues › Task performance · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Rockwell International 114, 4 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=7630314), [All aircraft, 9,295 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Landing-flare/touchdown: Abnormal runway contact](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/090) (defining event); cases with it: [Rockwell International 114, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/090/sequence.md?model=7630314), [All aircraft, 1,506 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/090/sequence.md) - [Landing-flare/touchdown: Landing gear collapse](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/094); cases with it: [Rockwell International 114, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/094/sequence.md?model=7630314), [All aircraft, 1,787 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/094/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot was performing a landing after a cross-country flight. The pilot stated the airplane bounced hard several times after touchdown. During the touchdown sequence the nose gear collapsed and the propeller struck the ground. Examination of the airplane revealed several shear points within the nose gear assembly and the firewall was buckled. ## Factual narrative The pilot was performing a landing after a cross country flight. The pilot stated the airplane bounced hard several times after touchdown. During the touchdown sequence the nose gear collapsed and the propeller struck the ground. Examination of the airplane revealed several shear points within the nose gear assembly and the firewall was buckled. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N4920W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4920W-2014-09-09), registration cancelled 2014-09-09, S/N 14244 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: ROCKWELL INTERNATIONAL 114 - Registry model: [Rockwell International 114](https://openairdocs.org/model/rockwell-international-114) (registry code 7630314) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 14244 - Engines: Lycoming IO-540 260 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: Vereen Lowell E - Registered owner: Vereen Lowell E - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, August 15, 2008 - Departed: TXK, Texarkana, AR - Destination: TXK, Texarkana, AR - Airport: FTW, Fort Worth Meacham Airport, runway 16, 7,501 × 150 ft, concrete ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 54; injuries: none; private, commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, with waivers/limitations; last flight review May 10, 2007; seat: left; flight hours: 352 total, 168 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: calm - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 43 °F, dew point 21 °F - Altimeter: 30.20 inHg - Observed at: kftw ## 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 20081206852599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20081206852599A), Dec 6, 2008: Gulstm 114, Fort Worth, TX, Substantial damage. N4920W, a commander 114 aircraft, was involved in an accident during landing at the Fort Worth Meacham airport (ftw), on December 6, 2008, at approximately,… 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.