Nelson CYGNET SF-2A N191LM

Summary

On 13 July 1998 at about 18:49 local time, a Nelson CYGNET SF-2A registered N191LM, operated by Chapman, Sonya, A., was involved in an accident near Newberg, Oregon, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

13 July 1998 at 18:49

Classification

Accident

Location

Newberg, Oregon, United States

Nearest airport

Chehalem Airpark (17S)

Coordinates

45.3206, -122.9800

Aircraft

Nelson CYGNET SF-2A

Registration

N191LM

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Chapman, Sonya, A.

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

SEA98LA134

1 person had minor injuries.

The pilot-in-command's failure to maintain directional control. Factors contributing were the pilot-in-command's lack of experience in make of aircraft (i.e., use of toe brakes) and the fence post.

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

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Following touchdown on the runway center line, the homebuilt tail-wheel equipped Cygnet SF-2A drifted left and the pilot-in-command applied right rudder to correct. The aircraft then veered to the right and, in spite of hard left brake and rudder application, departed the north edge of the runway, impacting a fence post. The accident flight was the pilot-in-command's first solo in the toe-brake equipped aircraft. She did possess approximately 100 hours in the tail-wheel equipped Citabria. This aircraft, however, was equipped with heel-brakes, rather than toe-brakes.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.