# NTSB GAA16CA299: Bareiss David A Tango 2, N324TT, Sunrise Beach Village, TX, June 10, 2016 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: June 10, 2016, 08:45 local (13:45 UTC) - Place: Sunrise Beach Village, TX - Coordinates: 30.599445, -98.409446 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.5994&lon=-98.4094&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: 2 minor - Status: Completed, report July 14, 2016 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: General Aviation Accidents - Parties: FAA - NTSB case key (mKey): 93356 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=GAA16CA299 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/93356/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=93356 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA299 ## Probable cause The nosewheel fairing becoming packed with debris during landing on the soft field due to a gap between the nosewheel tire and the fairing, which resulted in a loss of control and subsequent nose-over. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Use of equip/info: aircraft control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040): Personnel issues › Task performance · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Bareiss David A TANGO 2, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=05623O8), [All aircraft, 9,295 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md) - [Landing gear system: landing gear/wheel fairing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01023201): Aircraft › Aircraft systems · Not specified (probable cause); cases with it: [Bareiss David A TANGO 2, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01023201/cases.md?model=05623O8), [All aircraft, 9 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01023201/cases.md) - [Runway/land/takeoff/taxi surface: soft surface](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03023020): Environmental issues › Physical environment · Contributed to outcome; cases with it: [Bareiss David A TANGO 2, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03023020/cases.md?model=05623O8), [All aircraft, 264 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03023020/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: [Bareiss David A TANGO 2, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md?model=05623O8), [All aircraft, 4,585 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md) - [Landing: Nose over/nose down](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096); cases with it: [Bareiss David A TANGO 2, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096/sequence.md?model=05623O8), [All aircraft, 2,287 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot reported that while decelerating during the landing roll on a grass runway the nose gear began to skid. The pilot further reported that the nose gear impacted an ant hill, which resulted in a nose over and substantial damage to the fuselage and empennage The pilot reported there were no preimpact mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airframe or engine that would have precluded normal operation. After the accident, the pilot reported that the tolerance between the nose wheel tire and fairing was estimated to be 1/4". The pilot further reported that there was debris build up in the back of the nose gear fairing and that during a postaccident check the nose gear was not able to rotate as freely as the main landing gears. ## Factual narrative The pilot reported that while decelerating during the landing roll on a grass runway the nose gear began to skid. The pilot further reported that the nose gear impacted an ant hill, which resulted in a nose over and substantial damage to the fuselage and empennage The pilot reported there were no preimpact mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airframe or engine that would have precluded normal operation. After the accident, the pilot reported that the tolerance between the nose wheel tire and fairing was estimated to be 1/4". The pilot further reported that there was debris build up in the back of the nose gear fairing and that during a postaccident check the nose gear was not able to rotate as freely as the main landing gears. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N324TT](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N324TT), registered now, S/N 24, built 2007 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: BAREISS DAVID A TANGO 2 - Registry model: [Bareiss David A TANGO 2](https://openairdocs.org/model/bareiss-david-a-tango-2) (registry code 05623O8) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane, amateur-built - Serial number: 24 - Year built: 2007 - Airframe hours: 175.4 - Engines: Lycoming IO-360 180 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Aerobatic; Standard, Normal; Special, Experimental (Special) - Last inspection: Continuous airworthiness, January 19, 2016 - Departed: 2KL, Sunrise Beach Village, TX - Destination: 2KL, Sunrise Beach Village, TX - Airport: 2KL, Sunrise Beach, runway 12, 2,649 × 110 ft, grass/turf - Equipment: Electronic multifunction display, Electronic primary flight display ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 72; injuries: minor; airline transport, commercial; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, with waivers/limitations; last flight review April 27, 2016; seat: left; restraint: 4-point; flight hours: 2,660.5 total, 7.5 in this make and model, 2,630.1 as pilot in command, 7.5 in the last 90 days, 4.8 in the last 30 days, 0.8 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 150° at 5 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: 2,400 ft broken - Temperature: 82 °F, dew point 70 °F - Altimeter: 30.02 inHg - Observed at: KDZB, 5 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 20160610010219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160610010219A), Jun 10, 2016: Bareiss David A TANGO 2, Sunrise Beach, TX, Substantial damage. 06-10-2016, Airman departed Sunrise Beach (2KL) enroute to llano municipal airport(aqo) and conducted several touch-and-go landings. Following this the… ## Docket (2 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on July 11, 2016, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=93356. 1.5 MB in all. - Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 983 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40442215&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Master.PDF - Accident Photo (Courtesy of FAA) (item 2, .PDF, 1 photo, 552 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40442216&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Accident%20Photo%20(Courtesy%20of%20FAA)-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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