# NTSB CEN15CA058: Mccrary Bobby C JR RV 4, N639JH, Los Lunas, NM, November 21, 2014 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: November 21, 2014, 11:30 local (18:30 UTC) - Place: Los Lunas, NM - Coordinates: 34.761665, -106.74472 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7617&lon=-106.7447&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing-flare/touchdown: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) - Highest injury: Serious injuries - Injuries: 1 serious, 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report January 12, 2015 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: Central Region - Parties: FAA - NTSB case key (mKey): 90422 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN15CA058 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/90422/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=90422 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15CA058 ## Probable cause The pilot inadvertently applied the left brake during the landing roll which resulted in a loss of directional control and subsequent impact with terrain. ## 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: [Mccrary Bobby C JR RV-4, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md?model=05623VK), [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: [Mccrary Bobby C JR RV-4, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=05623VK), [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: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) (defining event); cases with it: [Mccrary Bobby C JR RV-4, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md?model=05623VK), [All aircraft, 4,585 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md) - [Landing-flare/touchdown: Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT) ](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470); cases with it: [Mccrary Bobby C JR RV-4, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md?model=05623VK), [All aircraft, 10,189 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md) - [Landing-flare/touchdown: Runway excursion](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300); cases with it: [Mccrary Bobby C JR RV-4, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md?model=05623VK), [All aircraft, 3,643 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot reported the approach and landing were normal, and he used right rudder to compensate for a left crosswind. During the landing roll the pilot's left foot slid off the rudder pedal and the airplane began to veer to the right. When he moved his foot back on the rudder pedal, he inadvertently applied the left brake. The pilot added right rudder to compensate; however, the airplane traveled off the left side of the runway. The pilot added power in an attempt to avoid a ditch alongside the runway, but the airplane contacted the ditch and nosed over resulting in substantial damage to the fuselage and wings. The pilot reported that there were no mechanical failures/malfunctions of the airplane. ## Factual narrative The pilot reported the approach and landing were normal, and he used right rudder to compensate for a left crosswind. During the landing roll the pilot's left foot slid off the rudder pedal and the airplane began to veer to the right. When he moved his foot back on the rudder pedal, he inadvertently applied the left brake. The pilot added right rudder to compensate; however, the airplane traveled off the left side of the runway. The pilot added power in an attempt to avoid a ditch alongside the runway, but the airplane contacted the ditch and nosed over resulting in substantial damage to the fuselage and wings. The pilot reported that there were no mechanical failures/malfunctions of the airplane. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N639JH](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N639JH-2018-05-31), registration cancelled 2018-05-31, S/N 2533, built 1994 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: MCCRARY BOBBY C JR RV 4 (NO SERIES) - Registry model: [Mccrary Bobby C JR RV-4](https://openairdocs.org/model/mccrary-bobby-c-jr-rv-4) (registry code 05623VK) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane, amateur-built - Serial number: 2533 - Year built: 1994 - Airframe hours: 481 - Engines: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Continuous airworthiness, May 29, 2014 - Departed: 74, Roosevelt, UT - Destination: E98, Los Lunas, NM - Airport: E98, Mid Valley Airplark, runway 36, 4,340 × 37 ft, asphalt - Equipment: Handheld GPS ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 37; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, without waivers/limitations; last flight review November 18, 2014; seat: center; restraint: 4-point; flight hours: 195 total, 62 in this make and model, 143 as pilot in command, 3 in the last 90 days, 3 in the last 30 days, 5 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 40° at 3 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: 19,000 ft broken - Temperature: 48 °F, dew point 14 °F - Altimeter: 30.05 inHg - Observed at: ABQ, 20 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 20141121020789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20141121020789A), Nov 21, 2014: Mccrary Bobby C Jr RV-4, Los Lunas, NM, Destroyed. Upon landing, the aircraft drifted to the right. The pilot over-corrected and departed the left side of the runway, crossed a ditch, and flipped over. ## Docket (1 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on December 15, 2014, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=90422. 1.9 MB in all. - Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 1.9 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40420000&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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