Vandenburg PIETENPOL AIR CAMPER N16DV

Summary

On 25 June 2011 at about 18:30 local time, a Vandenburg PIETENPOL AIR CAMPER registered N16DV was involved in an accident near Gwinn, Michigan, United States. One person was 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

25 June 2011 at 18:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Gwinn, Michigan, United States

Nearest airport

Sawyer International Airport (KSAW)

Coordinates

46.3536, -87.3953

Aircraft

Vandenburg PIETENPOL AIR CAMPER

Registration

N16DV

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Gwinn → Gwinn

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN11LA419

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s loss of directional control during the landing roll, which resulted in a ground loop.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that, during the landing roll, the tailwheel-equipped airplane suddenly veered to the right. The pilot reported that he overcorrected for the right veer, which resulted in a ground loop to the left, and the left main landing gear collapsed. The firewall and fuselage were substantially damaged during the accident. The pilot stated that there were no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation of the airplane. He further noted that the accident could have been prevented had he used smaller control inputs in response to the initial veer to the right.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.