- Date
- July 30, 2012, 17:00 local (23:00 UTC)
- Place
- Yellow Pine, ID
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N5818WPiper PA28-150
- Defining event
- Landing-landing roll: Loss of control on ground
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report October 9, 2012
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Western Pacific Region
- Parties
- Federal Aviation Administration
- FAA report
- 20120730015049A
- Case key
- 84509
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Probable cause
The pilot's failure to attain and maintain an appropriate glide path, failure to perform a go-around, and failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.
Findings · 4
NTSB’s coded findings. Those marked are part of the probable cause; the rest are factors or other findings. Under each, the cases with the same finding.
Sequence of events
The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event is the one that best describes the accident. Under each, the cases with the same event anywhere in their sequence.
Analysis
The pilot reported that his straight-in approach to the wet, grass airstrip was high and fast and that the increased speed was due to a strong tailwind. The pilot further reported that he touched down past midfield, and, when he applied the hand brake hard, the airplane veered 45 degrees to the left before impacting trees, which resulted in substantial damage to both wings. The pilot stated that he could have gone around upon recognizing that the approach angle was high and that a tailwind condition existed. The pilot further stated that he could have flown over the field, observed the windsock, and landed into the wind.
Factual narrative
The pilot reported that his straight in approach to the wet, grassy airstrip was high and fast, and that the increased speed was due to a strong tailwind. The pilot further reported that he touched down passed midfield, and when he applied the hand brake hard the airplane veered 45 degrees to the left before impacting trees, which resulted in substantial damage to both wings. The pilot stated that he could have gone around upon recognizing that the approach angle was high and a tailwind condition existed. The pilot further stated that he could have flown over the field, observed the windsock and landed into the wind.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5818W
- Reported as
- Piper PA28-150 (150)
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28-1993
- Airframe hours
- 3,805
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Bradley R Allen
- Registered owner
- Bradley R Allen
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · January 7, 2012 · 16 hours before
- Departed
- EUL · Caldwell, ID
- Destination
- 3U2 · Yellow Pine, ID
- Airport
- 3U2 · Johnson Creek, runway 35, 3,400 × 150 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
- 49
- Injuries
- None
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Unknown
- Last flight review
- November 25, 2011
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,238 total · 1,043 in this make and model · 1,167 as pilot in command · 10 in the last 90 days · 8 in the last 30 days · 6 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 200° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 86 °F, dew point 34 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.06 inHg
- Observed at
- MYL, 26 nm away
Docket · 2
The files NTSB released with the investigation on August 13, 2012, on NTSB’s docket system: statements, records, photos and specialists’ reports. 2.5 MB in all.
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.