# NTSB ERA11CA315: Morrisey 2150A, N5122V, Cambridge, MD, May 21, 2011 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: May 21, 2011, 13:30 local (17:30 UTC) - Place: Cambridge, MD - Coordinates: 38.543334, -76.030281 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5433&lon=-76.0303&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing-landing roll: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report October 4, 2011 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: Eastern Region Aviation - Parties: FAA/FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 79230 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA11CA315 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/79230/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=79230 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11CA315 ## Probable cause The pilot's loss of directional control during landing on a soft, turf runway. ## 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: [Morrisey 2150A, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=5940204), [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 (probable cause); cases with it: [Morrisey 2150A, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md?model=5940204), [All aircraft, 3,958 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md) - [Runway/land/takeoff/taxi surface: soft surface](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03023020): Environmental issues › Physical environment · Awareness of condition; cases with it: [Morrisey 2150A, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03023020/cases.md?model=5940204), [All aircraft, 264 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03023020/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) (defining event); cases with it: [Morrisey 2150A, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md?model=5940204), [All aircraft, 4,585 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md) - [Landing-landing roll: Runway excursion](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300); cases with it: [Morrisey 2150A, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md?model=5940204), [All aircraft, 3,643 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md) - [Landing-landing roll: Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT) ](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470); cases with it: [Morrisey 2150A, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md?model=5940204), [All aircraft, 10,189 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot reported that he landed on a soft, turf runway. During the landing roll, the airplane veered to the right and struck a tree. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the right wing and fuselage. A postaccident examination of the airplane did not disclose any evidence of a mechanical malfunction. The pilot stated that the recent rains had made the turf runway soft. ## Factual narrative The pilot reported conducting a normal landing on the turf runway. However, immediately after landing, the airplane veered to the right and impacted a tree, damaging the right wing and fuselage. He further stated that it was "unlikely a mechanical problem" and that recent rains had made the turf runway soft. He also stated that the brake was not left on. An inspector with the Federal Aviation Administration examined the airplane and no preimpact mechanical anomalies were found. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N5122V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5122V-2018-01-17), registration cancelled 2018-01-17, S/N SP-18, built 1961 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: MORRISEY 2150A - Registry model: [Morrisey 2150A](https://openairdocs.org/model/morrisey-2150a) (registry code 5940204) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: SP-18 - Airframe hours: 2218 - Engines: LYCOMING O-320-B1A 160 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, January 16, 2011 - Departed: W73, Fairfield, PA - Destination: MD18, Cambridge, MD - Airport: MD18, Horn Point Airport, runway 27, 2,650 × 100 ft, grass/turf ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 78; injuries: none; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, with waivers/limitations; last flight review July 25, 2009; seat: front; flight hours: 3,000 total, 18 in this make and model, 3,000 as pilot in command, 5 in the last 90 days, 4 in the last 30 days, 2 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 330° at 7 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 72 °F, dew point 57 °F - Altimeter: 29.98 inHg - Observed at: CGE, 7 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 20110521012269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110521012269A), May 21, 2011: Morrisey 2150A, Cambridge, MD, Substantial damage. Pilot landed on grass strip on run way 27. The pilot stated on roll out, the aircraft veered to the right. The right wing struck a tree causing substantial… ## Other investigations on N5122V (1) 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. - [NTSB SEA65F0002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA65F0002), Feb 6, 1965: Shinn 2150A (N5122V), Othello, WA, substantial damage ## Docket (5 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on August 9, 2011, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=79230. 2.1 MB in all. - Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 - Pilot (item 1, .PDF, 586 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40349458&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1%20-%20Pilot-Redacted.PDF - Memorandum For Record - Pilot (item 2, .PDF, 79 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40349456&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Memorandum%20For%20Record%20-%20Pilot-Master.PDF - Memorandum For Record - FAA (item 3, .PDF, 78 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40349457&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Memorandum%20For%20Record%20-%20FAA-Master.PDF - Cambridge Weather (item 4, .PDF, 105 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40349252&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Cambridge%20Weather-Master.PDF - Photographs of Airplane - 3 Embedded (Courtesy of the FAA) (item 5, .PDF, 3 photos, 1.2 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40349251&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Photographs%20%20of%20Airplane%20-%203%20Embedded%20(Courtesy%20of%20the%20FAA)-Master.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.