# NTSB DEN08CA034: Godwin, David P Sorrell SNJ-7, N74SR, Belen, NM, November 27, 2007

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report
- Date: November 27, 2007, 11:00 local (18:00 UTC)
- Place: Belen, NM
- Coordinates: 34.645, -106.83361
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6450&lon=-106.8336&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 31, 2008
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 67174
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN08CA034
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/67174/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN08CA034

## Probable cause

the pilot's loss of directional control during landing resulting in a ground loop.

## Analysis

According to the pilot's statement, he was landing on runway 21 and the winds were light and variable. Shortly after touchdown on the runway, he lost directional control and the airplane ground looped. The airplane departed the left side of the runway and came to rest upright. Examination of the airplane revealed that one main landing gear was separated and one was folded under the fuselage. Several right wing ribs were broken. No anomalies with the aircraft systems were reported.

## Factual narrative

According to the pilot's statement, he was landing on runway 21 and the winds were light and variable. Shortly after touchdown on the runway, he lost directional control and the airplane ground looped. The airplane departed the left side of the runway and came to rest upright. Examination of the airplane revealed that one main landing gear was separated and one was folded under the fuselage. Several right wing ribs were broken. No anomalies with the aircraft systems were reported. The private pilot, who was the sole occupant and registered owner, was not injured.

## 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)
  - ground loop/swerve - inadvertent, pilot in command (cause)

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N74SR](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N74SR), registered now, S/N 280 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: Godwin, David P Sorrell SNJ-7
- Registry model: [Godwin David P SORRELL SNS-7](https://openairdocs.org/model/godwin-david-p-sorrell-sns-7) (registry code 05655SR) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number: 280
- Engines: Lycoming O-360-A1A-5 180 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: David w. Shuckhart
- Registered owner: ABQ New Mexico Adventure Tours
- Airworthiness certificate: Special, Experimental (Special)
- Last inspection: Condition, May 1, 2007
- Departed: E80, Belen, NM
- Airport: E80, Alexander Municipal Airport, runway 21, 6,601 × 60 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 48; injuries: none; private, recreational; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3; flight hours: 1,364 total, 14 in this make and model, 26 in the last 90 days, 5 in the last 30 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day

## 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 20071127828079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20071127828079A), Nov 27, 2007: Amtr SNS7, Belen, NM, Substantial damage. (-23) On November 27, 2007 at 1100 MST a hyperbipe, registered to ab new Mexico adventures tours, departed the runway after landing at Belen Alexander airport…

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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