Dornbos BD-4 N91LJ

Summary

On 26 August 1998 at about 02:15 local time, a Dornbos BD-4 registered N91LJ was involved in an accident near Kent, Washington, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

26 August 1998 at 02:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Kent, Washington, United States

Nearest airport

Crest Airpark (S36)

Coordinates

47.3601, -122.1000

Aircraft

Dornbos BD-4

Registration

N91LJ

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Kent → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

SEA98LA171

Nobody was injured.

Directional control was not maintained by the pilot in command.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

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The flight instructor reported that he performed a normal wheel-landing. During the landing roll, the airplane began to veer to the left of centerline. The flight instructor indicated to the commercial pilot, who was following on the controls, not to apply brakes. The flight instructor stated that he corrected the direction of travel back to centerline as the tail wheel was lowered. The airplane remained on centerline for several hundred feet, then began to veer to the right. The airplane continued to veer to the right and traveled off the runway at approximately mid-field. The airplane subsequently ground-looped before coming to rest on the grassy area between the runway and taxiway. The flight instructor reported that there were no mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane at the time of the accident.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.