Rotherwick GLASAIR III N471B

Summary

On 21 October 2010 at about 23:39 local time, a Rotherwick GLASAIR III registered N471B, operated by Bill Perry, was involved in an accident near Colville, Washington, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 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

21 October 2010 at 23:39

Classification

Accident

Location

Colville, Washington, United States

Nearest airport

Colville Municipal (635)

Coordinates

48.5439, -117.8839

Aircraft

Rotherwick GLASAIR III

Registration

N471B

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Bill Perry

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Colville → Colville

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR11CA022

2 people had minor injuries.

The pilot's misjudged approach and failure to attain the proper touchdown point, which resulted in a runway overrun.

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

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The pilot reported that he was landing the airplane in calm wind conditions. The airplane touched down midway down the runway at stall speed. Upon touchdown, the pilot retracted the flaps and applied brake pressure, including full aft elevator, in an attempt to bring the airplane to a stop. With the end of the runway approaching, the pilot applied left brake in an effort to turn the airplane to the left and the airplane nosed over off the end of the runway. The pilot stated that he checked the brakes prior to flight, but felt that they did not function normally during the landing. A witness reported that when the airplane was landing, it floated in ground effect until about 100 feet beyond midfield. The landing gear contacted the runway and the airplane continued to decelerate until disappearing over the end of the runway. According to a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) inspector that responded to the accident, skid marks led from the runway to the location where the airplane came to rest. The FAA inspector examined the braking system following the accident and found no mechanical anomalies. At the time of this writing, the pilot had not submitted NTSB Form 6120.1, the Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident/Incident Report.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.