Vickers SUPERMAINE LTD N5TF

Summary

On 4 July 2017 at about 16:05 local time, a Vickers SUPERMAINE LTD registered N5TF was involved in an accident near Marana, Arizona, 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

4 July 2017 at 16:05

Classification

Accident

Location

Marana, Arizona, United States

Nearest airport

Marana Regional (AVQ)

Coordinates

32.4094, -111.2183

Aircraft

Vickers SUPERMAINE LTD

Registration

N5TF

Category

Airplane

Year built

1943

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Las Cruces → Marana

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR17LA141

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during the landing roll. 

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The airline transport pilot reported that, after making a normal landing and slowing the airplane during the rollout, the airplane began to drift to the left. The pilot's right rudder input was not effective at countering the left drift due to the airplane's slow speed, so the pilot applied the right brake. The right brake application caused the airplane's nose to swing to the right, which the pilot then countered by applying left rudder and brake. However, the left rudder input was ineffective, and the left brake provided no stopping action, so the airplane departed the right side of the runway. The airplane's subsequent impact with soft dirt resulted in the collapse of the left main landing gear and substantial damage to the airplane. A postaccident survey of the runway revealed a 200-ft-long skid mark that was made by the left main landing gear tire. A postaccident examination revealed no preimpact failure or malfunction with the airplane's brake system that would have resulted in the loss of directional control.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.