# NTSB GAA16CA397: Olmsted Charles A RV, N54CV, Dwight, IL, July 28, 2016 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: July 27, 2016, 19:00 local (Jul 28, 2016, 00:00 UTC) - Place: Dwight, IL - Coordinates: 41.136943, -88.443336 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1369&lon=-88.4433&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing-aborted after touchdown: Nose over/nose down](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report September 12, 2016 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: General Aviation Accidents - Parties: FAA - NTSB case key (mKey): 93703 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=GAA16CA397 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/93703/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=93703 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA397 ## Probable cause The pilot's delayed action to perform an aborted landing, which resulted in a nose over and substantial damage to the firewall, fuselage, and empennage. ## 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: [Olmsted Charles A RV-4, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=05604PM), [All aircraft, 9,295 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md) - [Action: delayed action](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041025): Personnel issues › Action/decision · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Olmsted Charles A RV-4, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041025/cases.md?model=05604PM), [All aircraft, 894 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041025/cases.md) - [Terrain](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03021000): Environmental issues › Physical environment · Contributed to outcome; cases with it: [Olmsted Charles A RV-4, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03021000/cases.md?model=05604PM), [All aircraft, 267 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03021000/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Landing-aborted after touchdown: Miscellaneous/other](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/900); cases with it: [Olmsted Charles A RV-4, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/900/sequence.md?model=05604PM), [All aircraft, 1,556 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/900/sequence.md) - [Landing-aborted after touchdown: Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT) ](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470); cases with it: [Olmsted Charles A RV-4, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md?model=05604PM), [All aircraft, 10,189 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md) - [Landing-aborted after touchdown: Nose over/nose down](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096) (defining event); cases with it: [Olmsted Charles A RV-4, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096/sequence.md?model=05604PM), [All aircraft, 2,287 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot of the tailwheel equipped airplane reported that after landing on a 1,900-foot grass strip she determined she would not be able to stop prior to the end of the airstrip. The pilot reported that during the aborted landing she added full power, but the airplane settled into a bean field and subsequently nosed over. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the firewall, fuselage, and empennage. The pilot reported that there were no preimpact mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airframe or engine that would have precluded normal operation. ## Factual narrative The pilot of the tailwheel equipped airplane reported that after landing on a 1,900-foot grass strip she determined she would not be able to stop prior to the end of the airstrip. The pilot reported that during the aborted landing she added full power, but the airplane settled into a bean field and subsequently nosed over. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the firewall, fuselage, and empennage. The pilot reported that there were no preimpact mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airframe or engine that would have precluded normal operation. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N54CV](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N54CV-2019-11-21), registration cancelled 2019-11-21, S/N CV-001, built 1997 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: OLMSTED CHARLES A RV (4) - Registry model: [Olmsted Charles A RV-4](https://openairdocs.org/model/olmsted-charles-a-rv-4) (registry code 05604PM) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane, amateur-built - Serial number: CV-001 - Year built: 1997 - Airframe hours: 594.02 - Engines: Lycoming O-320 150 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Airworthiness certificate: Special, Experimental (Special) - Last inspection: Condition, October 17, 2015 - Departed: C09, MORRIS, IL - Destination: DTG, Dwight, IL - Airport: DTG, Dwight, runway 36, 1,900 × 100 ft, grass/turf - Equipment: None ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 69; injuries: none; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, with waivers/limitations; last flight review June 17, 2016; seat: front; restraint: 3-point; flight hours: 1,828 total, 23 in this make and model, 1,682 as pilot in command, 17 in the last 90 days, 7 in the last 30 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: calm - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 84 °F, dew point 75 °F - Altimeter: 29.93 inHg - Observed at: KPNT, 15 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 20160727011629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160727011629A), Jul 27, 2016: Olmsted Charles A RV-4, Dwight, IL, Substantial damage. The flight was planned as a part 91 flight. The pilot in command (PIC) attempted to land on runway 36 at Dwight Airport (kdtg), a turf runway, at approximately… ## Docket (2 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on August 24, 2016, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=93703. 2.6 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=40443653&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Master.PDF - Accident Photos (Courtesy of FAA) (item 2, .PDF, 2 photos, 687 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40443654&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Accident%20Photos%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. Compare the reported make and model. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.