# NTSB LAX06CA303: Cleberg Sportsman 2+2 GS-2, N24AZ, Tucson, AZ, September 24, 2006 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: September 24, 2006, 11:30 local (18:30 UTC) - Place: Tucson, AZ - Coordinates: 31.938055, -111.118888 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.9381&lon=-111.1189&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report March 26, 2007 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: Federal Aviation Administration - NTSB case key (mKey): 64995 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX06CA303 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/64995/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX06CA303 ## Probable cause The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during landing. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - flare/touchdown - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause) - ground loop/swerve - not corrected, pilot in command - On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - roll - terrain condition - high vegetation - Nose over, landing - roll ## Analysis The airplane nosed over after veering off the runway during landing. The pilot flew a normal landing pattern and approach. As the airplane touched down, it was going too fast, and bounced into the air. After it touched down again, the airplane veered off the runway, encountered some vegetation, and nosed over. The pilot stated that the weather was not a factor, and the accident was strictly pilot error. She also stated that the airplane and engine had no mechanical failures or malfunctions during the flight. ## Factual narrative On September 24, 2006, about 1130 mountain standard time, an experimental Cleberg, Glastar Sportsman 2+2 GS-2, N24AZ, veered off the runway and nosed over at Flying Diamond Airport, Tucson, Arizona. The owner/pilot was operating the airplane under the provisions of 14 CFR Part 91. The private pilot, the sole occupant, was not injured; the airplane sustained substantial damage. The local personal flight departed Marana Regional Airport, Marana, Arizona, about 1100. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan had been filed. The approximate global positioning system (GPS) coordinates of the primary wreckage were 31 degrees 56.28 minutes north latitude and 111 degrees 07.13 minutes west longitude. In a written statement, the pilot stated that she flew a normal landing pattern and approach. As the airplane touched down, it was going too fast, and bounced back into the air. After it touched down again, the airplane departed the runway, hit some vegetation, and nosed over. The pilot stated that the weather was not a factor, and the accident was strictly pilot error. She also stated that the airplane and engine had no mechanical failures or malfunctions during the flight. The National Transportation Safety Board was notified of this accident on December 6, 2006. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N24AZ](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N24AZ), registered now, S/N 4179, built 2006 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CLEBERG Sportsman 2+2 GS-2 - Registry model: [Cleberg R/Cleberg D SPORTSMAN 2+2 GS-2](https://openairdocs.org/model/cleberg-r-cleberg-d-sportsman-2-plus-2-gs-2) (registry code 05618UO) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming 0360-A1A](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0360-a1a) (registry code 41700, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane, amateur-built - Serial number: 4179 - Airframe hours: 73.2 - Engines: Lycoming O-360-AIA 180 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: Robert or Dessie Cleberg - Airworthiness certificate: Special, Experimental (Special) - Last inspection: Condition, August 1, 2006 - Departed: AVQ, MARANA, AZ - Destination: 6AZ8, Tucson, AZ - Airport: 6AZ8, Flying Dimond Airport, runway 25, 2,650 × 35 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 66; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, without waivers/limitations; last flight review April 1, 2005; seat: left; flight hours: 200 total, 24 in this make and model, 136 as pilot in command, 6 in the last 90 days, 4 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: calm - Visibility: 20 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none ## 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 20060924029429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060924029429A), Sep 24, 2006: Cleber SPORTSMAN2+2, Tucson, AZ, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot stated that she accidentally bounced the aircraft and lost control while landing. The aircraft came to rest inverted with substantial damage to the… From the NTSB's public API. 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