# NTSB SEA02LA068: Steele Steen Skybolt, N858RS, Coeur d' Alene, ID, April 11, 2002 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: April 11, 2002, 16:50 local (23:50 UTC) - Place: Coeur d' Alene, ID - Coordinates: 47.720603, -116.749862 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.7206&lon=-116.7499&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed, report June 18, 2002 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: FAA - NTSB case key (mKey): 54508 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA02LA068 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/54508/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=54508 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA02LA068 ## Probable cause The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing rollout. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Gear collapsed, landing - roll - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause) - landing gear - overload ## Analysis The pilot reported that shortly after touchdown, during the rollout, the airplane started tracking to the left of the runway centerline. During his attempts to correct the situation, the airplane swerved to the right. The pilot stated he applied full left rudder, but the airplane continued to the right and the left main landing gear strut collapsed, resulting in substantial damage to the left wing. The pilot reported that there were no mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that may have contributed to the accident. ## Factual narrative On April 11, 2002, about 1650 Pacific daylight time, a tail-wheel equipped Steele Steen Skybolt, N858RS, sustained substantial damage while landing at the Coeur d'Alene Airport, Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. The airplane is owned by the pilot, and was being operated as a visual flight rules (VFR) personal flight under the provisions of Title 14, CFR Part 91. The airline transport pilot, the sole occupant of the airplane, was not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan was filed for the local flight. According to the pilot, he was landing on runway 23. He reported that shortly after touchdown, during the rollout, the airplane started tracking to the left of runway centerline. During his attempts to correct the situation, the airplane swerved to the right. The pilot stated he applied full left rudder, but the airplane continued to the right and the left main landing gear strut collapsed, resulting in substantial damage to the lower left wing. The pilot reported that there were no mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that may have contributed to the accident. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N858RS](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N858RS), registered now, S/N 100RS, built 1981 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Steele Steen Skybolt - Registry model: [Steele Ralph Bruce STEEN SKYBOLT](https://openairdocs.org/model/steele-ralph-bruce-steen-skybolt) (registry code 05655BW) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-360-A1D](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-360-a1d) (registry code 41504, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane, amateur-built - Serial number: 100RC - Airframe hours: 721 - Engines: Lycoming O-360-A1D 180 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Airworthiness certificate: Special, Experimental (Special) - Last inspection: Condition, February 22, 2002, 1 hours before - Departed: COE, Coeur d' Alene, ID - Destination: COE, Coeur d' Alene, ID - Airport: COE, Coeur D'Alene Air Terminal, runway 23, 7,400 × 140 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 65; injuries: none; airline transport, flight engineer; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; last flight review April 3, 2002; seat: front; flight hours: 20,000 total, 1 in this make and model, 15,000 as pilot in command, 10 in the last 90 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 140° at 6 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 52 °F, dew point 43 °F - Altimeter: 30.03 inHg - Observed at: KCOE ## 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 20020411010419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020411010419A), Apr 11, 2002: Amtr STEENSKYBOLT, Coeur D Alene, ID, No damage. (-23) Pilot was unable to maintain control of the aircraft upon landing, aircraft then ground looped on the runway in coe. ## Other investigations on N858RS (1) 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. - [NTSB ERA13LA238](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13LA238), May 11, 2013: Steele Ralph Bruce Steen Skybolt (N858RS), Windsor, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's decision to initiate an aerobatic maneuver with insufficient altitude to recover before ground impact. ## Docket (1 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on May 26, 2002, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=54508. 441 KB in all. - Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 441 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40427468&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Redacted.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. 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