Pilot Debrief

BARNES RICHARD B/HOWE MICHAEL VANS RV 10 near Blairsville, GA — 2017-06-26

Final reportERA17LA217
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Date
2017-06-26
Location
Blairsville, GA, USA
Airport
DZJ
Aircraft
BARNES RICHARD B/HOWE MICHAEL VANS RV 10
Registration
N865HB
Category
Airplane
Highest injury
None
Fatalities
0
Phase of flight
Landing

Probable cause

The pilot’s loss of directional control upon landing.

NTSB narrative

The airline transport pilot applied takeoff power to complete a touch-and-go landing. The airplane's nose turned right, and the pilot corrected with a left rudder application, but the airplane continued turning right. The pilot reduced engine power and then aborted the takeoff and applied left braking, but the airplane continued to the right, departed the runway, and travelled through a depression in the ground before coming to rest. When the main landing gear (MLG) dropped into the depression, the tail section struck the ground, which substantially damaged the tail structure. The pilot reported that the "right main tire lost all pressure." Examination of the right MLG wheel revealed that the tire and the inner tube had rotated independently of each other on the rim and that the inner tube valve stem was severed. Based on the available evidence, the investigation could not determine whether the tire was flat before the accident or was caused when the MLG hit the depression.

Analysis

Primary failure mode
Mechanical failure
First missed decision gate
Pilot could have checked tire pressure before takeoff to prevent loss of control.

NTSB coding

Evidence available

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Docket documents5

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