Christen A-1 N2879T

Summary

On 28 June 2008 at about 21:30 local time, a Christen A-1 registered N2879T was involved in an accident near Pueblo, Colorado, 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

28 June 2008 at 21:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Pueblo, Colorado, United States

Nearest airport

Rock Creek Airport (99CO)

Coordinates

38.1353, -104.8089

Aircraft

Christen A-1

Registration

N2879T

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Pueblo → Pueblo

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

DFW08CA175

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing. Contributing to the accident were the wind gust and tailwind.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that while landing his tailwheel-equipped airplane to runway 25 a strong quartering tailwind caused the airplane to swerve to the left. In an attempt to arrest the swerve, the pilot applied full right rudder and right brake. As the airplane responded back to the right, the left wing impacted a fence post. Subsequently, the airplane nosed over and came to rest in an inverted position. The airplane's wing strut was bent during the mishap. Approximately 23 minutes after the accident, a weather reporting station located 17 miles northeast of the accident site, reported winds from 70 degrees at 16 knots gusting to 24 knots. The pilot did not report any pre-impact mechanical malfunction or failure with the airplane.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.