- Date
- November 12, 1978
- Place
- Yelm, WA · YELM, WA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N6949Evans VP-1
- Status
- Completed · report March 7, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19781112041959A
- Case key
- 138507
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3923 78/11/12 YELM,WA EVANS VP-1 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1400 N6949 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP AGE 43, 2385 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 1 28 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - WESTERN DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION YELM,WA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: MAIN GEAR-SHOCK ABSORBING ASSY,STRUTS,ATTACHMENTS,ETC. MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISCONNECTED PERSONNEL - PRODUCTION-DESIGN-PERSONNEL: POOR/INADEQUATE DESIGN FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE REMARKS- GR SUPPORT CABLE FAILED. HIT CESSNA 150,N2446J TAXYING TO GAS PUMP,NO INTENT FOR FLT,SUB DMG.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6949
- Reported as
- Evans VP-1
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Western
N6949Registration cancelled Feb 13, 2013 · Delaney EVANS VP-1Airframe modelDelaney EVANS VP-1Engine modelVolkswagen CONVERSION
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.