ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 196516
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| Date: | Tuesday 4 July 2017 |
| Time: | 09:05 |
| Type: |  Vickers Supermarine Spitfire VC |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N5TF |
| MSN: | JG891 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1943 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1338 hours |
| Engine model: | Rolls Royce Merlin 35 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Marana Regional Airport (KAVQ), Marana, AZ -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Las Cruces, NM (KLRU) |
| Marana, AZ (KAVQ) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
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.
Probable Cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during the landing roll.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
FAA register: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=5TF
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Photo: NTSB
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Jul-2017 00:37 | Geno | Added |
| 05-Jul-2017 06:57 | Anon. | Updated [Location] |
| 05-Jul-2017 18:24 | Geno | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 05-Jul-2017 18:36 | Geno | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Source] |
| 22-Dec-2018 13:55 | Aerossurance | Updated [Embed code] |
| 22-Dec-2018 14:00 | Aerossurance | Updated [Embed code] |
| 22-Dec-2018 20:27 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Operator, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Damage, Narrative, Accident report, ] |
| 22-Dec-2018 20:30 | harro | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative, Photo] |
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