- Date
- October 10, 2007, 20:30 local (Oct 11, 2007, 00:30 UTC)
- Place
- Franklin, KY
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N515HSSlagle Thorp T-18
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night
- Status
- Completed · report November 29, 2007
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Parties
- FAA/FSDO
- FAA report
- 20071010023359A
- Case key
- 66865
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Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane during the landing.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot of the amateur built Thorp T-18, performed a low pass over the turf runway in order to check for deer. The approach and touchdown were normal, but during the landing roll, the airplane became airborne again after crossing a "bump" in the middle of the runway. The airplane contacted the ground again and the pilot "overbanked, which brought the prop into ground contact." The propeller dug into the ground, and the airplane nosed over, resulting in substantial damage.
Factual narrative
According to the pilot of the amateur built Thorp T-18, following an uneventful flight in the local area, he performed a low pass over the turf runway in order to check for deer. The approach and touchdown were normal, but during the landing roll, the airplane became airborne again after crossing a "bump" in the middle of the runway. The airplane contacted the ground again and the pilot "overbanked, which brought the prop into ground contact." The propeller dug into the ground, and the airplane nosed over, resulting in damage to the empennage and tail portion of the airplane.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N515HS
- Reported as
- Slagle Thorp T-18
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number
- S-505
- Airframe hours
- 217
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Experimental (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · January 1, 2007
- Departed
- BWG · Bowling Green, KY
- Destination
- 35KY · Franklin, KY
- Airport
- 35KY · Welcome Field, runway 11, 2,000 × 100 ft, grass/turf
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 65
- Injuries
- None
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine sea, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 17,500 total · 100 in this make and model · 116 in the last 90 days · 45 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night
- Wind
- 330° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 330 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 57 °F, dew point 37 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.95 inHg
- Observed at
- BWG, 19 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.