# NTSB ERA17LA053: Broussard Broussard MH 1521, N315XC, Simpsonville, SC, November 22, 2016 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: November 22, 2016, 15:30 local (20:30 UTC) - Place: Simpsonville, SC - Coordinates: 34, -82 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0000&lon=-82.0000&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: Minor injuries - Injuries: 1 minor - Status: Completed, report September 10, 2018 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: Eastern Region Aviation - Parties: FAA/FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 94419 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA17LA053 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/94419/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=94419 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17LA053 ## Probable cause The pilot’s inability to maintain directional control during the landing roll due to a flat left main landing gear tire. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Landing gear system: wheel/ski/float](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01023246): Aircraft › Aircraft systems · Failure (probable cause); cases with it: [Broussard BROUSSARD MH 1521, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01023246/cases.md?model=05603LG), [All aircraft, 48 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01023246/cases.md) - [Performance/control parameters: directional control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Attain/maintain not possible (probable cause); cases with it: [Broussard BROUSSARD MH 1521, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md?model=05603LG), [All aircraft, 3,958 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md) - [Use of equip/info: aircraft control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040): Personnel issues › Task performance · Pilot; cases with it: [Broussard BROUSSARD MH 1521, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=05603LG), [All aircraft, 9,295 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/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: [Broussard BROUSSARD MH 1521, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md?model=05603LG), [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: [Broussard BROUSSARD MH 1521, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md?model=05603LG), [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: [Broussard BROUSSARD MH 1521, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096/sequence.md?model=05603LG), [All aircraft, 2,287 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096/sequence.md) ## Analysis The airline transport pilot stated that he performed a routine preflight inspection of the airplane, which included checking the landing gear tire pressure, and he observed no anomalies. He then departed on a local flight before returning to land. The pilot stated that, during the landing roll, the airplane began to veer to the left. He tried using the right rudder and brake to correct, but the airplane traveled off the runway surface and nosed over, resulting in substantial damage to both wings, the firewall, and the horizontal stabilizer. After exiting the airplane, he noticed that the left main landing gear tire was flat. A mechanic removed the tire's tube and it was lacerated in 3 places. ## Factual narrative On November 22, 2016, about 1530 eastern standard time, a Broussard MH 1521 single-engine airplane, N315XC, sustained substantial damage during landing at Parker Field Airport (SC47), Simpsonville, South Carolina. The airline transport pilot/registered owner sustained minor injuries. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed for the personal flight conducted under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91. The local flight originated from SC47 about 30 minutes before the accident.The pilot stated that he performed a preflight inspection of the airplane, which included checking the landing gear's tire pressure. Everything was normal. He then departed and flew in the local area before returning to land. The pilot said the flight was uneventful until the landing roll when the airplane began to veer to the left. He tried using right rudder and brake to straighten-out the landing, but it was ineffective and the airplane went off the runway and nosed over resulting in substantial damage to the firewall, both wings, and the horizontal stabilizer. The propeller was also damaged. After the pilot exited the airplane, he noticed that the left tire was flat. The pilot said he had a mechanic remove and replace the tire's tube because he wanted to flip the airplane over and roll it back to his hanger. He said the tube was lacerated in three places. The pilot held an airline transport pilot certificate with ratings for airplane single and multiengine land. He reported a total flight experience of 24,180 hours, of which, 35 hours were in the accident airplane. The pilot's last FAA third-class medical certificate was issued on February 10, 2015. Weather reported at Greenville Spartanburg International Airport (GSP), Greer, South Carolina, about 8 nautical miles north of the accident site, at 1553, was wind from 240 degrees at 3 knots, visibility 10 miles, and clear skies. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N315XC](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N315XC-2017-08-07), registration cancelled 2017-08-07, S/N 143, built 1958 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: BROUSSARD BROUSSARD MH 1521 - Registry model: [Broussard BROUSSARD MH 1521](https://openairdocs.org/model/broussard-broussard-mh-1521) (registry code 05603LG) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney R-985-AN-4](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-an-4) (registry code 51647, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 143 - Year built: 1958 - Airframe hours: 4540.2 - Engines: P & W R-985-AN-4 450 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Airworthiness certificate: Certificate of authorization or waiver (COA) - Last inspection: Condition, November 2, 2016 - Departed: SC47, Simpsonville, SC - Destination: SC47, Simpsonville, SC - Airport: SC47, Parker Field, runway 23, 3,200 × 100 ft, grass/turf - Equipment: Handheld GPS ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 63; injuries: minor; airline transport, flight engineer; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, with waivers/limitations; last flight review September 10, 2015; seat: left; restraint: 3-point; flight hours: 24,180 total, 35 in this make and model, 13,100 as pilot in command, 15 in the last 90 days, 4 in the last 30 days, 0 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 240° at 3 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Temperature: 59 °F, dew point 16 °F - Altimeter: 30.22 inHg - Observed at: GSP, 8 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 20161122020279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20161122020279A), Nov 22, 2016: Broussard BROUSSARD MH 1521, Simpsonville, SC, Substantial damage. On Tuesday November 22, 2016 at approximately 1445 hours local time N315XC a 1958 brousard aircraft, was landing when the pilot lost control of the aircraft,… ## Docket (2 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on June 21, 2018, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=94419. 1.3 MB in all. - Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 586 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40464362&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Master.PDF - Photos (item 2, .PDF, 2 photos, 677 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40464363&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Photos-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. 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