Tew William P TEAM ROCKET F1 N5491W

Summary

On 23 April 2011 at about 18:00 local time, a Tew William P TEAM ROCKET F1 registered N5491W was involved in an accident near Heber, Utah, 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

23 April 2011 at 18:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Heber, Utah, United States

Nearest airport

Russ McDonald Field (36U)

Coordinates

40.4309, -111.1895

Aircraft

Tew William P TEAM ROCKET F1

Registration

N5491W

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Heber → Heber

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR11CA206

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot was returning from a local flight. Upon landing, the airplane bounced slightly and, after the tailwheel touched down, the airplane veered sharply to the right. The pilot attempted to maintain directional control with left rudder and brake; however, the airplane departed the runway and traveled into the grassy area between the runway and taxiway. As the airplane slowed, it turned sharply to the right, which allowed the right wing to contact the ground. While the pilot thought that the left brake may have failed after touchdown, due to the damage to the landing gear assembly he was not able to perform a brake inspection. A Federal Aviation Administration inspector examined the airplane with no mechanical anomalies identified.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.