# NTSB GAA16CA214: Rockwell International 112TC, N513CA, Durango, CO, May 4, 2016 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: May 4, 2016, 13:30 local (19:30 UTC) - Place: Durango, CO - Coordinates: 37.203056, -107.869163 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2031&lon=-107.8692&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing-landing roll: Runway excursion](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed, report July 25, 2016 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: General Aviation Accidents - NTSB case key (mKey): 93099 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=GAA16CA214 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/93099/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=93099 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA214 ## Probable cause The instructed pilot's interference with the flight controls during landing, which resulted in the flight instructor's inability to maintain directional control, resulting in a runway excursion and substantial damage to the firewall and left wing spar. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [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: [Rockwell International 112TC, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md?model=7630306), [All aircraft, 3,969 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 · Instructor/check pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Rockwell International 112TC, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=7630306), [All aircraft, 9,308 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md) - [Action: unnecessary action](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041045): Personnel issues › Action/decision · Student/instructed pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Rockwell International 112TC, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041045/cases.md?model=7630306), [All aircraft, 52 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041045/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: Attempted remediation/recovery](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/060); cases with it: [Rockwell International 112TC, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/060/sequence.md?model=7630306), [All aircraft, 1,428 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/060/sequence.md) - [Landing-flare/touchdown: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230); cases with it: [Rockwell International 112TC, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md?model=7630306), [All aircraft, 4,590 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md) - [Landing-landing roll: Runway excursion](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300) (defining event); cases with it: [Rockwell International 112TC, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md?model=7630306), [All aircraft, 3,656 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md) - [Landing-landing roll: Landing gear collapse](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/094); cases with it: [Rockwell International 112TC, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/094/sequence.md?model=7630306), [All aircraft, 1,789 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/094/sequence.md) ## Analysis According to the instructed pilot, this was a training flight for a complex airplane endorsement. He reported that he had a total of 17 hours in this make and model airplane and flew with the certificated flight instructor (CFI), who provided instruction, for 13.8 of those hours. The instructed pilot reported that on short final, he informed the CFI that he did not feel comfortable landing on the narrow airstrip, and asserted that he positively transferred the flight controls to the CFI who flew the approach. The CFI reported that during approach, the instructed pilot was the pilot flying. He recalled that the final leg of the approach was shallow, and he instructed the pilot to add power, and hold off on the application of full flaps. He recalled that when the airspeed was 85 knots, he instructed the pilot to close the throttle and hold the flare in order to bleed off airspeed prior to touching down. The CFI reported that the instructed pilot failed to close the throttle and the airplane ballooned about 10 feet during the flare, after which he took control of the airplane and landed. He recalled that when the nose gear touched down, the airplane veered to the right, and he applied left rudder. The CFI affirmed that the instructed pilot told him that he applied pressure to the left rudder pedal also. The airplane exited the runway to the right and came to a rest in a ditch about three feet from the runway. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the firewall and the left wing spar. The pilots reported that there were no mechanical failures or anomalies with the airplane prior to or during the flight that would have prevented normal flight operation. ## Factual narrative According to the instructed pilot, this was a training flight for a complex airplane endorsement. He reported that he had a total of 17 hours in this make and model airplane. The certificated flight instructor (CFI) providing instruction flew with him for 13.8 of those hours. He reported that on short final, he informed his instructor that he did not feel comfortable landing on the narrow airstrip, and he asserted that he positively transferred the flight controls to the CFI who flew the approach. The CFI reported that during approach, the instructed pilot was the pilot flying. He recalled that the final leg of the approach was shallow, and he instructed the pilot to add power, and hold off on the application of full flaps. He recalled that when the airspeed was 85 knots, he instructed the pilot to close the throttle and hold the flare in order to bleed off airspeed prior to touching down. The CFI reported that the instructed pilot failed to close the throttle and the airplane ballooned about 10 feet during the flare, after which he took control of the airplane and landed. He recalled that when the nose gear touched down, the airplane veered to the right, and he applied left rudder. The CFI affirmed that the instructed pilot told him that he applied pressure to the left rudder pedal also. The airplane exited the runway to the right and came to a rest in a ditch about three feet from the runway. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the firewall and the left wing spar. The pilots reported that there were no mechanical failures or anomalies with the airplane prior to or during the flight that would have prevented normal flight operation. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N513CA](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N513CA-2019-03-25), registration cancelled 2019-03-25, S/N 13053, built 1976 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: ROCKWELL INTERNATIONAL 112TC (A) - Registry model: [Rockwell International 112TC](https://openairdocs.org/model/rockwell-international-112tc) (registry code 7630306) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming I0360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (registry code 41515, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 13053 - Year built: 1976 - Engines: LYCOMING TO-360-C1A6D 260 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Instructional, Part 91 - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, June 19, 2015, 2,967 hours before - Departed: 00C, Durango, CO - Destination: 00C, Durango, CO - Airport: 00C, Animas Air Park, runway 01, 5,010 × 50 ft, asphalt - Equipment: Stall warning system, Auto-pilot ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 69; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, without waivers/limitations; last flight review May 23, 2015; seat: left; restraint: 3-point; flight hours: 485 total, 17 in this make and model, 283 as pilot in command, 17 in the last 90 days, 10 in the last 30 days, 4 in the last 24 hours - Flight instructor; age 68; injuries: none; commercial, flight instructor; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, with waivers/limitations; last flight review May 29, 2015; seat: right; restraint: 3-point; flight hours: 3,771.5 total, 15 in this make and model, 3,710.3 as pilot in command, 34 in the last 90 days, 14 in the last 30 days, 4 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: variable at 4 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 64 °F, dew point 34 °F - Altimeter: 30.31 inHg - Observed at: KDRO, 6 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 20160504005699A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160504005699A), May 4, 2016: Rockwell International 112TC, Durango, CO, Substantial damage. On may 5, 2016, N513CA a commander 112TC was approaching runway 01 at Animas Airpark. It touched down hard and went off the right side of the runway into a… ## Docket (3 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on July 18, 2016, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=93099. 4.2 MB in all. - Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (CFI) (item 1, .PDF, 1.9 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40442373&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1%20(CFI)-Master.PDF - Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 2, .PDF, 1.9 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40442374&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Master.PDF - Photo (Courtesy of FAA) (item 3, .PDF, 1 photo, 417 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40442375&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Photo%20(Courtesy%20of%20FAA)-Master.PDF From the NTSB's public API. 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