# NTSB GAA16CA513: BRM Aero Bristell S, N180BL, Minden, NV, September 25, 2016 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: September 25, 2016, 07:30 local (14:30 UTC) - Place: Minden, NV - Coordinates: 39.000278, -119.752502 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0003&lon=-119.7525&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: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed, report December 5, 2016 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: General Aviation Accidents - Parties: FAA - NTSB case key (mKey): 94089 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=GAA16CA513 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/94089/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=94089 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA513 ## Probable cause The pilot's over correction during the landing roll, which resulted in a loss of directional control, runway excursion, a landing gear collapse, and substantial damage to the right wing. ## 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 · Incorrect use/operation (probable cause); cases with it: [BRM Aero BRISTELL S-LSA, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md?model=0600084), [All aircraft, 3,958 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md) - [Performance/control parameters: directional control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [BRM Aero BRISTELL S-LSA, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md?model=0600084), [All aircraft, 3,958 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 · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [BRM Aero BRISTELL S-LSA, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=0600084), [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-landing roll: Attempted remediation/recovery](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/060); cases with it: [BRM Aero BRISTELL S-LSA, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/060/sequence.md?model=0600084), [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) (defining event); cases with it: [BRM Aero BRISTELL S-LSA, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md?model=0600084), [All aircraft, 4,585 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md) - [Landing-landing roll: Landing gear collapse](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/094); cases with it: [BRM Aero BRISTELL S-LSA, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/094/sequence.md?model=0600084), [All aircraft, 1,787 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/094/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot reported that during the landing roll, he noticed the airplane was to the left of centerline. The pilot further reported that he attempted to correct the airplane to the right, but overcorrected and began to swerve on the runway. The airplane skidded off the runway to the left onto a taxiway and the right main landing gear collapsed. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the right wing. 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 reported that during the landing roll, he noticed the airplane was to the left of centerline. The pilot further reported that he attempted to correct the airplane to the right, but overcorrected and began to swerve on the runway. The airplane skidded off the runway to the left onto a taxiway and the right main landing gear collapsed. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the right wing. 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: [N180BL](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N180BL), registered now, S/N 180/2016, built 2016 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: BRM AERO BRISTELL S (LSA) - Registry model: [BRM Aero BRISTELL S-LSA](https://openairdocs.org/model/brm-aero-bristell-s-lsa) (registry code 0600084) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Rotax 912ULS2](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912uls2) (registry code 55599, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 180/2016 - Year built: 2016 - Airframe hours: 95 - Engines: ROTAX 912 ULS 100 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Airworthiness certificate: Special, Special light-sport (Special) - Departed: A34, DAYTON/CARSON CITY, NV - Destination: MEV, Minden, NV - Airport: MEV, Minden-Tahoe, runway 34, 7,400 × 100 ft, asphalt - Equipment: Electronic multifunction display, Auto-pilot, Angle of attack indicator, ADS-B, Stall warning system, Electronic primary flight display ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 55; injuries: none; sport pilot; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: sport pilot; last flight review August 12, 2016; seat: left; restraint: 4-point; flight hours: 129 total, 79 in this make and model, 129 as pilot in command, 79 in the last 90 days, 14 in the last 30 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 90° at 3 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 32 °F, dew point 23 °F - Altimeter: 30.47 inHg - Observed at: KMEV ## 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 20160925016009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160925016009A), Sep 25, 2016: Brm Aero BRISTELL S-LSA, Minden, NV, Substantial damage. The pilot and his passenger departed A34 on a flight to mev. Upon arrival, the pilots performed a touch and go landing. During a second landing, the pilot was… ## Docket (2 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on October 25, 2016, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=94089. 957 KB in all. - Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 672 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40445671&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Master.PDF - Accident Photo (Courtesy of Pilot) (item 2, .PDF, 1 photo, 285 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40445672&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Accident%20Photo%20(Courtesy%20of%20Pilot)-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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