Myers THORP-18 N330JH
10 September 2010 · Jerome, Idaho, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 10 September 2010 at about 21:45 local time, a Myers THORP-18 registered N330JH, operated by Hoover Jerrald J, was involved in an accident near Jerome, Idaho, 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.
The record
- Date
- at 21:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Jerome, Idaho, United States
- Nearest airport
- Jerome County (KJER)
- Coordinates
- 42.7267, -114.4567
- Aircraft
- Myers THORP-18
- Registration
- N330JH
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Hoover Jerrald J
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- La Grande → Jerome
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- WPR10LA457
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll in gusty crosswinds.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot reported he was landing his tail wheel-equipped airplane in almost direct crosswinds that were 11 knots, gusting to 18 knots. Soon after touchdown, he lost directional control. The airplane subsequently departed the side of the runway, and entered an area of grass covered soft terrain. As the airplane continued a left turn in the soft terrain, the right main landing gear collapsed inward due to an overload failure. The right wing contacted the surface and was substantially damaged. The pilot further stated the he did not believe there had been any anomalies associated with the airplane's flight control or tail wheel steering systems.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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