- Date
- September 22, 1987, 13:40 local (17:40 UTC)
- Place
- Sellersburg, IN
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N190DHde Havilland Dragonfly DH-90
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report June 16, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870922054259A
- Case key
- 13613
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
Aircraft began left drift during takeoff roll. Pilot corrected with right rudder, and aircraft veered sharply right. Aircraft did not respond to application of left rudder or increased thrust from right engine; departed runway and crashed into drainage ditch. Pilot never attempted to abort takeoff. Investigation revealed that the right wheel bearing inner and outer bushings had been interchanged allowing the brake/backing plate assembly to bind on the wheel/drum assembly. The wheel bearings had been repacked on the last annual inspection, 20 operating hours prior to accident.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N190DH
- Reported as
- de Havilland Dragonfly DH-90 (DRAGONFLY)
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 7516
- Airframe hours
- 400
- Engine
- de Havilland 10 MK.1-3, 130 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Michael R. Simmons
- Registered owner
- Charles A. Osborn , Jr.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Experimental (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · May 1, 1987 · 20 hours before
- Departed
- JVY · IN
- Airport
- JVY · Clark Co., runway 36, 5,500 × 75 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 33
- Certificate
- Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 4,370 total · 300 in this make and model · 4,230 as pilot in command · 136 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 330° at 12 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 1,800 ft broken
- Temperature
- 66 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- JVY
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.