# NTSB FTW87DPA04: Roe/Pietenpol Aircamper, N1371A, Arlington, TX, July 26, 1987

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: July 26, 1987, 16:26 local (21:26 UTC)
- Place: Arlington, TX
- Coordinates: 32.669994, -97.099365 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.6700&lon=-97.0994&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 25, 1989
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 22172
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW87DPA04
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/22172/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW87DPA04

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Nose over, landing - flare/touchdown
  - brakes(normal) - improper use of, pilot in command (cause)

## Analysis

AS THE PLT WAS LANDING, HE APPLIED EXCESSIVELY HARD BRAKING & THE ACFT NOSED OVER. NO PRE-ACDNT PART FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION WAS EVIDENT.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1371A](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1371A), registered now, S/N 6, built 1983 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROE/PIETENPOL AIRCAMPER
- Registry model: [Roe John R PIETENPOL AIRCAMPER](https://openairdocs.org/model/roe-john-r-pietenpol-aircamper) (registry code 7040364) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental A&C65 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (registry code 17003, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number: 6
- Airframe hours: 54
- Engines: CONTINENTAL A-65-8 65 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: R.W. White
- Registered owner: Rw White & Roy Paris
- Airworthiness certificate: Special, Experimental (Special)
- Last inspection: 100 hour, November 29, 1984, 22 hours before
- Airport: F54, Arlington Muni, runway 16, 4,000 × 100 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 49; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: rear; flight hours: 400 total, 3 in this make and model, 400 as pilot in command, 15 in the last 90 days, 5 in the last 30 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 120° at 11 knots
- Visibility: 8 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 93 °F, dew point 66 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: FTW, 20 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 19870726047319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870726047319A), Jul 26, 1987: Amtrpl AIRCAMPER, Arlington, TX, Substantial damage. The aircraft nosed over on landing.

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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