Carpenter KOLB TWINSTAR III N3135J
2 August 2011 · Republic, Washington, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 2 August 2011 at about 15:45 local time, a Carpenter KOLB TWINSTAR III registered N3135J, operated by Kenton Carpenter, was involved in an accident near Republic, Washington, 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.
The record
- Date
- at 15:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Republic, Washington, United States
- Nearest airport
- Ferry County Airport (R49)
- Coordinates
- 48.7181, -118.6564
- Aircraft
- Carpenter KOLB TWINSTAR III
- Registration
- N3135J
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Kenton Carpenter
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Republic → Republic
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- WPR11LA371
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot reported that he had not flown for several years and had just received training from a certified flight instructor. During his first solo flight since the training, he was conducting touch-and-go takeoffs and landings. On the fourth landing, the airplane veered off the runway to the left side and ground-looped. After departing the runway, the airplane impacted a metal obstruction with the left landing gear, substantially damaging the tubular fuselage structure.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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