# NTSB CHI85LA002: Brewer Corsair, N3152P, Ft. Wayne, IN, October 3, 1984

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: October 3, 1984, 18:15 local (23:15 UTC)
- Place: Ft. Wayne, IN
- Coordinates: 41.150093, -85.129829 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1501&lon=-85.1298&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 12923
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI85LA002
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/12923/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85LA002

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - roll
  - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - remedial action - delayed, pilot in command (cause)
  - ground loop/swerve - inadvertent, pilot in command
- Nose over, landing - roll
  - terrain condition - rough/uneven (contributing factor)

## Analysis

AFTER TOUCHDOWN AND AN INITIAL ROLLOUT OF APRX 480 FT, THE ACFT BEGAN VEERING TO THE RIGHT. THE ACFT DEPARTED THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RWY AND CONTACTED A PLOWED TRENCH, 29 FT FROM THE RWY, WHERE IT NOSED OVER.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3152P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3152P-2014-12-02), registration cancelled 2014-12-02, S/N MB-2, built 1982 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BREWER CORSAIR
- Registry model: [Brewer Marcus CORSAIR](https://openairdocs.org/model/brewer-marcus-corsair) (registry code 05663BA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-235 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (registry code 41505, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number: MB-2
- Airframe hours: 18
- Engines: LYCOMING O-235 112 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Marcus Brewer
- Airworthiness certificate: Special, Experimental (Special)
- Last inspection: Annual, September 15, 1984, 18 hours before
- Airport: SMD, Smith Field, runway 31, 2,906 × 100 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 59; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: center; flight hours: 8,000 total, 85 in the last 90 days, 1 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 350° at 5 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 64 °F

## 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 19841003056579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841003056579A), Oct 3, 1984: Amtr CORSAIRHALF, Ft Wayne, IN, Substantial damage. Pilot lost directional control as aircraft slowed during rollout. Went off runway and flipped inverted.

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.

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