- Date
- August 21, 1978
- Place
- El Paso, TX · EL PASO, TX
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N109DWMessrschmtt ME-109
- Status
- Completed · report September 7, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780821021949A
- Case key
- 140500
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1948 78/8/21 EL PASO,TX MESSRSCHMTT ME-109 CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE TIME - 1400 N109DW PX- 0 0 0 FERRY 60, 20039 TOTAL HOURS, 12 DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - EL PASO INTL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION FABEN,TX EL PASO,TX TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE REMARKS- ROLLS ROYCE ENGINE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N109DW
- Reported as
- Messrschmtt ME-109
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- El Paso Intl
FAA reports on this event · 1
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