Pilot Debrief

DEHAVILLAND TIGER MOTH DH 82A near Rockland, ME — 2011-07-23

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Date
2011-07-23
Location
Rockland, ME, USA
Airport
RKD
Aircraft
DEHAVILLAND TIGER MOTH DH 82A
Registration
N8872
Category
Airplane
Highest injury
None
Fatalities
0

Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain a proper approach path during landing.

NTSB narrative

The pilot stated that he was landing at the conclusion of a local flight. As the airplane passed over the runway threshold the airplane's main landing gear contacted high grass. The airplane nosed over and impacted the runway inverted, resulting in substantial damage to the vertical stabilizer and both left and right top wings. The pilot reported that there were no mechanical malfunctions or anomalies with the airplane prior to the accident, and that the accident could have been prevented by conducting a higher approach to landing.

NTSB coding

Evidence available

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Docket documents1

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