# NTSB GAA15CA226: Stick & Rag Flying Club CB 1, N1030S, Kingman, KS, August 5, 2015 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: August 4, 2015, 20:15 local (Aug 5, 2015, 01:15 UTC) - Place: Kingman, KS - Coordinates: 37.670276, -98.125831 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6703&lon=-98.1258&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing-flare/touchdown: Part(s) separation from AC](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/338) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report October 8, 2015 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: General Aviation Accidents - Parties: FAA Wichita FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 91800 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=GAA15CA226 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/91800/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=91800 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA226 ## Probable cause The separation of the left wheel from the landing gear assembly during the landing touchdown, which precipitated a loss of directional control, runway excursion, and nose over. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Landing gear system: main landing gear attach sec](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01023211): Aircraft › Aircraft systems · Failure (probable cause); cases with it: [Stick & Rag Flying Club CB-1, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01023211/cases.md?model=05655V3), [All aircraft, 66 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01023211/cases.md) - [Performance/control parameters: heading/course](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062047): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Attain/maintain not possible (probable cause); cases with it: [Stick & Rag Flying Club CB-1, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062047/cases.md?model=05655V3), [All aircraft, 82 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062047/cases.md) - [Use of equip/info: aircraft control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040): Personnel issues › Task performance · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Stick & Rag Flying Club CB-1, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=05655V3), [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-flare/touchdown: Part(s) separation from AC](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/338) (defining event); cases with it: [Stick & Rag Flying Club CB-1, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/338/sequence.md?model=05655V3), [All aircraft, 563 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/338/sequence.md) - [Landing-landing roll: Attempted remediation/recovery](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/060); cases with it: [Stick & Rag Flying Club CB-1, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/060/sequence.md?model=05655V3), [All aircraft, 1,422 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/060/sequence.md) - [Landing-landing roll: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230); cases with it: [Stick & Rag Flying Club CB-1, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md?model=05655V3), [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: [Stick & Rag Flying Club CB-1, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md?model=05655V3), [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: [Stick & Rag Flying Club CB-1, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md?model=05655V3), [All aircraft, 10,189 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md) - [Landing-landing roll: Nose over/nose down](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096); cases with it: [Stick & Rag Flying Club CB-1, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096/sequence.md?model=05655V3), [All aircraft, 2,287 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot reported that during the landing, the left main landing gear wheel separated from the landing gear assembly. The pilot had made a three point landing, and stated that "I may have hit a deer," because he "saw 5 or more deer on south side of runway centerline," prior to landing. He reported that the "airplane traveled to left side of runway despite brake and full right rudder." The bi-plane departed the left side of the runway and nosed over, sustaining substantial damage to the right wing and both the right and left wing struts. A postaccident examination of photographs of the landing gear provided by the pilot, showed that the wheel separated from the landing gear assembly along a welded joint. There was no evidence of impact prior to the separation. The pilot reported there were no pre-impact mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airframe or engine that would have precluded normal operation. ## Factual narrative The pilot reported that during the landing, the left main landing gear wheel separated from the landing gear assembly. The pilot had made a three point landing, and stated that "I may have hit a deer," because he "saw 5 or more deer on south side of runway centerline," prior to landing. He reported that the "airplane traveled to left side of runway despite brake and full right rudder." The bi-plane departed the left side of the runway and nosed over, sustaining substantial damage to the right wing and both the right and left wing struts. A postaccident examination of photographs of the landing gear provided by the pilot, showed that the wheel separated from the landing gear assembly along a welded joint. There was no evidence of impact prior to the separation. The pilot reported there were no pre-impact mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airframe or engine that would have precluded normal operation. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N1030S](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1030S), registered now, S/N 60, built 1979 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: STICK & RAG FLYING CLUB CB 1 (NO SERIES) - Registry model: [Stick & Rag Flying Club CB-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/stick-rag-flying-club-cb-1) (registry code 05655V3) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental 0-200 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (registry code 17020, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane, amateur-built - Serial number: 60 - Year built: 1979 - Airframe hours: 356.5 - Engines: Lycoming O-320-E2A 150 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Airworthiness certificate: Special, Experimental (Special) - Last inspection: Condition, April 12, 2015 - Departed: 9K8, Kingman, KS - Destination: 9K8, Kingman, KS - Airport: 9K8, Kingman Airport - Clyde Cessna, runway 11, 3,400 × 60 ft, concrete ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 63; injuries: none; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, with waivers/limitations; last flight review May 2, 2015; seat: rear; restraint: 4-point; flight hours: 667 total, 6 in this make and model, 667 as pilot in command, 46 in the last 90 days, 12 in the last 30 days, 2 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 160° at 10 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 81 °F, dew point 68 °F - Altimeter: 29.92 inHg - Observed at: KHUT, 27 nm away ## Docket (2 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on September 29, 2015, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=91800. 3.6 MB in all. - Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 1.9 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40432225&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Master.PDF - Accident Photos (item 2, .PDF, 5 photos, 1.8 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40432226&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Accident%20Photos-Master.PDF From the NTSB's public API. 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