# NTSB WPR12CA150: Arado-Flugzeugwerke FW190 A-5, N190DK, Casa Grande, AZ, March 30, 2012 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: March 30, 2012, 09:11 local (16:11 UTC) - Place: Casa Grande, AZ - Coordinates: 32.953056, -111.766944 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.9531&lon=-111.7669&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: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report June 28, 2012 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: Western Pacific Region - Parties: Federal Aviation Administration - NTSB case key (mKey): 83269 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=WPR12CA150 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/83269/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=83269 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12CA150 ## Probable cause The pilot did not maintain directional control of the airplane during the landing roll. ## 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 · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Arado-Flugzeugwerke FW190 A-5, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md?model=3540114), [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: [Arado-Flugzeugwerke FW190 A-5, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=3540114), [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: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) (defining event); cases with it: [Arado-Flugzeugwerke FW190 A-5, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md?model=3540114), [All aircraft, 4,585 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot stated that the accident flight was his first flight in the experimental category airplane. After the preflight check, he took off and flew for 45 minutes without incident. During the approach for landing at 115 knots, the airplane touched down on the main wheels. During the landing roll, as the tail came down, the pilot applied the brakes. The airplane veered to the right and departed the runway. The left landing gear collapsed and the wings sustained substantial damage. A postaccident examination of the brake system revealed no evidence of a mechanical malfunction or failure that would have precluded normal operation. ## Factual narrative The pilot stated that the accident flight was his first flight in the experimental category airplane. After the preflight check, he took off and flew for 45 minutes without incident. During the approach for landing at 115 knots, the airplane touched down on the main wheels. During the landing roll, and as the tail came down, the pilot applied the brakes. The airplane veered to the right and departed the runway, collapsing the left landing gear and substantially damaging the wings. A postaccident examination of the brake system revealed no evidence of a mechanical malfunction or failure that would have precluded normal operation. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N190DK](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N190DK), registered now, S/N 1134, built 1943 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: ARADO-FLUGZEUGWERKE GMBH FW190 A-5 - Registry model: [Arado-Flugzeugwerke FW190 A-5](https://openairdocs.org/model/arado-flugzeugwerke-fw190-a-5) (registry code 3540114) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 1134 - Airframe hours: 2 - Engines: Shvetsoc asch-82T 1800 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: Kirkland Daniel L - Registered owner: Kirkland Daniel L - Airworthiness certificate: Special, Experimental (Special) - Last inspection: AAIP, December 21, 2011 - Departed: KCGZ, Casa Grande, AZ - Destination: KCGZ, Casa Grande, AZ - Airport: KCGZ, Casa Grande Municipal Airport, runway 05, 5,200 × 100 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 48; injuries: none; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, with waivers/limitations; last flight review January 5, 2012; seat: single; flight hours: 3,463 total, 1 in this make and model ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 90° at 4 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 66 °F, dew point 32 °F - Altimeter: 29.97 inHg - Observed at: KCGZ ## 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 20120330005069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120330005069A), Mar 30, 2012: Arado-Flugzeugwerke Gmbh FW190 A-5, Case Grande, AZ, Substantial damage. On March 30, 2012, about 0911 mountain standard time, a focke-wulf FW-190A airplane, N190DK, sustained substantial damaged during a landing at Case Grande… ## Other investigations on N190DK (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 WPR23LA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23LA064), Dec 9, 2022: Arado-Flugzeugwerke FW190 A-5 (N190DK), Casa Grande, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll. ## Docket (4 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on May 11, 2012, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=83269. 6.1 MB in all. - Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 1.3 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40367651&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Redacted.PDF - Photo 1 - On scene photo (front) (item 2, .PDF, 230 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40367653&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Photo%201%20-%20On%20scene%20photo%20(front)-Master.PDF - Photo 2 - On scene photo (left side) (item 3, .PDF, 3.3 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40367654&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Photo%202%20-%20On%20scene%20photo%20(left%20side)-Master.PDF - FAA Accident/Incident Report (item 4, .PDF, 1.3 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40367655&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=FAA%20Accident%2FIncident%20Report-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. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.