# NTSB CEN11CA036: Frederick R Goenne Glastar, N2814D, Recklaw, TX, October 23, 2010 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: October 23, 2010, 17:30 local (22:30 UTC) - Place: Recklaw, TX - Coordinates: 31.839721, -94.961112 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.8397&lon=-94.9611&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing-flare/touchdown: Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT) ](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470) - Highest injury: Minor injuries - Injuries: 1 minor - Status: Completed, report March 16, 2011 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: Central Region - Parties: FAA Flight Standards District Office - NTSB case key (mKey): 77671 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN11CA036 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/77671/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=77671 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11CA036 ## Probable cause The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll on a rough runway surface. ## 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: [Goenne Frederick R GLASTAR, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=05629I3), [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 · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Goenne Frederick R GLASTAR, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md?model=05629I3), [All aircraft, 3,958 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md) - [Runway/land/takeoff/taxi surface](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03023000): Environmental issues › Physical environment · Effect on operation; cases with it: [Goenne Frederick R GLASTAR, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03023000/cases.md?model=05629I3), [All aircraft, 253 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03023000/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: Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT) ](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470) (defining event); cases with it: [Goenne Frederick R GLASTAR, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md?model=05629I3), [All aircraft, 10,189 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot was landing on a runway composed of turf. During the landing roll, the airplane's nosewheel encountered a hump in the terrain located at approach end of the runway. The nose gear collapsed, resulting in the propeller striking the ground and the airplane nosing over; it came to rest inverted. The pilot reported no preimpact mechanical anomalies with the airplane. ## Factual narrative According to a written statement from the pilot, during the landing to runway 20 (3,500 feet by 50 feet, turf) the nosewheel impacted a "significant hump" on the approach end of the runway. The nose gear collapsed, the propeller struck the ground, and the airplane nosed over coming to rest inverted. The left wing was crushed aft and broken and the vertical stabilizer was bent. The pilot did not report any mechanical anomalies with the airplane. In a follow-up conversation, the pilot reported that he was previously aware of the rough runway environment. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N2814D](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2814D), registered now, S/N 5723, built 2010 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Frederick R Goenne Glastar - Registry model: [Goenne Frederick R GLASTAR](https://openairdocs.org/model/goenne-frederick-r-glastar) (registry code 05629I3) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Mattituck IO-360](https://openairdocs.org/engine/mattituck-io-360) (registry code 59603, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane, amateur-built - Serial number: 5723 - Airframe hours: 68 - Engines: TMX IO-360 - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal; Special, Experimental (Special) - Last inspection: Annual, August 13, 2010 - Departed: KBPT, Beaumont, TX - Destination: 7TA7, Ricklaw, TX - Airport: 7TA7, Flying M Ranch Airport, runway 20, 3,500 × 50 ft, grass/turf ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 62; injuries: minor; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, with waivers/limitations; last flight review June 25, 2010; seat: left; flight hours: 451 total, 68 in this make and model, 361 as pilot in command, 68 in the last 90 days, 20 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 140° at 6 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: 7,000 ft broken - Temperature: 79 °F, dew point 61 °F - Altimeter: 29.89 inHg - Observed at: KJSO, 13 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 20101023051249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20101023051249A), Oct 23, 2010: Goenne Fred GLASTAR, Reklaw, TX, Substantial damage. On October 23, 2010, at approximately 1730, a pilot operating an experimental amateur built Glastar N2814D attempted to land on heading 200 at a grass airstrip… ## Docket (1 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on November 18, 2010, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=77671. 595 KB in all. - Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 595 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40339656&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Redacted.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. 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