# NTSB ERA10CA239: New Standard D-25, N9194, Vidalia, GA, April 23, 2010 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: April 23, 2010, 16:50 local (20:50 UTC) - Place: Vidalia, GA - Coordinates: 32.192501, -82.371109 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.1925&lon=-82.3711&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing-landing roll: Runway excursion](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report August 12, 2010 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: Eastern Region Aviation - Parties: FAA/FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 75822 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA10CA239 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/75822/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=75822 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10CA239 ## Probable cause The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing. ## 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: [New Standard D-25, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=7050100), [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; cases with it: [New Standard D-25, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md?model=7050100), [All aircraft, 3,958 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Landing-landing roll: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230); cases with it: [New Standard D-25, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md?model=7050100), [All aircraft, 4,585 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md) - [Landing-landing roll: Runway excursion](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300) (defining event); cases with it: [New Standard D-25, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md?model=7050100), [All aircraft, 3,643 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md) - [Landing-landing roll: Nose over/nose down](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096); cases with it: [New Standard D-25, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096/sequence.md?model=7050100), [All aircraft, 2,287 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot stated that he was performing a full-stop landing on runway 24. After touchdown, the tailwheel-equipped airplane rolled approximately 100 feet and turned to the left. The pilot corrected with right rudder and brake, but the airplane continued to the left and departed the left side of the runway. The propeller dug into the soil and the airplane nosed over, incurring substantial damage to the top wing, vertical stabilizer and rudder. The pilot did not report any mechanical malfunctions with the airplane prior to the accident. The wind reported about the time of the accident was from 220 degrees at 7 knots. ## Factual narrative The pilot stated that he was performing a full stop landing on runway 24. After touchdown, the tailwheel airplane rolled approximately 100 feet and turned to the left. The pilot corrected with right rudder and brake, but the airplane continued to the left and departed the left side of the runway. The propeller dug into the soil and the airplane nosed over, incurring substantial damage to the top wing, vertical stabilizer and rudder. The pilot did not report any mechanical malfunctions with the airplane prior to the accident. The wind reported about the time of the accident was from 220 degrees at 7 knots. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N9194](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9194), registered now, S/N 133, built 1929 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: NEW STANDARD D-25 - Registry model: [New Standard D-25](https://openairdocs.org/model/new-standard-d-25) (registry code 7050100) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Wright R-760-8](https://openairdocs.org/engine/wright-r-760-8) (registry code 67118, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 133 - Airframe hours: 2888 - Engines: WRIGHT R-760-8 235 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, November 12, 2009 - Departed: DBN, Dublin, GA - Destination: VDI, Vidalia, GA - Flight plan: Company VFR - Airport: VDI, Vidalia Regional Airport, runway 24, 6,003 × 100 ft, concrete ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 59; injuries: none; commercial; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, with waivers/limitations; last flight review March 7, 2009; seat: rear; flight hours: 6,000 total, 2,500 in this make and model, 5,800 as pilot in command, 65 in the last 90 days, 15 in the last 30 days, 2 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 220° at 7 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 86 °F, dew point 54 °F - Altimeter: 29.95 inHg - Observed at: VDI ## 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 20100423033429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100423033429A), Apr 23, 2010: New Standar D-25, Vidalia, GA, Substantial damage. Aircraft landed on rw 24 at 1640L with winds of approx. 210/10, with winds shifting between 180 to 240. Aircraft made a normal touchdown tracked about 150 to… ## Docket (1 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on June 27, 2010, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=75822. 646 KB in all. - Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 646 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40331767&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. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.