Coeur D'alene Air Terminal Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report

Coeur D' Alene, Idaho 83815
Thursday, April 11, 2002 16:50 PDT

NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident

The pilot reported that shortly after touchdown, during the rollout, the airplane started tracking to the left of the runway centerline. During his attempts to correct the situation, the airplane swerved to the right. The pilot stated he applied full left rudder, but the airplane continued to the right and the left main landing gear strut collapsed, resulting in substantial damage to the left wing. The pilot reported that there were no mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that may have contributed to the accident.

NTSB Probable Cause Narrative

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing rollout.

Event Information

Type of Event Accident
Event Date 4/11/2002
Event Day of the Week Thursday
Time of Event 1650
Event Time Zone Pacific Daylight Time
Event City Coeur d' Alene
Event State IDAHO
Event Country --
Zipcode of the event site 83815
Event Date Year 2002
Event Date Month 4
MidAir Collision Indicator No
On Ground Collision occurred ? No
Event Location Latitude --
Event Location Longitude --
Event Location Airport Coeur D'Alene Air Terminal
Event Location Nearest Airport ID COE
Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport On Airport
Distance from airport in statute miles --
Degrees magnetic from airport --
Airport Elevation 2318
Weather Briefing Completeness Not pertinent
Investigator's weather source Weather Observation Facility
Time of the weather observation 1655 Pacific Daylight Time
Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) --
Weather Observation Facility ID KCOE
Elevation of weather observation facility 2318
Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) --
Time Zone of the weather observation PDT
Lighting Conditions Day
Lowest Ceiling Height --
Lowest Non-Ceiling Height 3000
Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions Scattered
Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling None
Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) --
Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) --
Visibility (Statute Miles) 10
Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) 11
Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) 6
Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) 140
Variable Wind Indicator Wind direction could be determined
Wind Speed (knots) 6
Wind Velocity Indicator --
Wind Gust Indicator Not Gusting
Wind Gust (knots) --
Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) 30.03
Density Altitude (feet) --
Intensity of Precipitation --
METAR weather report --
Event Highest Injury None
On Ground, Fatal Injuries --
On Ground, Minor Injuries --
On Ground, Serious Injuries --
Injury Total Fatal --
Injury Total Minor --
Injury Total None 2
Injury Total Serious --
Injury Total All --
Investigating Agency NTSB
NTSB Docket Number (internal use) 11912
NTSB Notification Source FAA - ROC
NTSB Notification Date Apr 11 2002 12:00AM
NTSB Notification Time 1736
Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information DMS
Date of most recent change to record Jun 18 2002 10:15AM
User who most recently changed record NTSB\MONR
Basic weather conditions Visual Meteorological Cond
FAA District Office Spokane, Washington

Aircraft Involved

Aircraft #1

Aircraft Registration Number N858RS
NTSB Number SEA02LA068
Missing Aircraft Indicator --
Federal Aviation Reg. Part Part 91: General Aviation
Type of Flight Plan filed None
Flight plan Was Activated? No
Damage Substantial
Aircraft Fire None
Aircraft Explosion None
Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name Steele
Aircraft Model Steen Skybolt
Aircraft Series Identifier --
Aircraft Serial Number 100RC
Certified Max Gross Weight 2000
Aircraft Category Airplane
Aircraft Registration Class U.S. Registered/U.S. Soil
Aircraft is a homebuilt? Yes
Flight Crew Seats --
Cabin Crew Seats --
Passenger Seats --
Total number of seats on the aircraft 2
Number of Engines 1
Fixed gear or retractable gear Fixed
Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection Conditional
Date of Last Inspection Feb 22 2002 12:00AM
Airframe hours since last inspection 1
Airframe Hours 721
ELT Installed Yes
ELT Activated Unknown
ELT Aided Location of Event Site No
ELT Type --
Aircraft Owner Name Michael P. Madigan
Aircraft Owner Street Address --
Aircraft Owner City Naples
Aircraft Owner State FL
Aircraft Owner Country USA
Aircraft Owner Zipcode 33999
Operator is an individual? Yes
Operator Name Michael P. Madigan
Operator Same as Owner? Yes
Operator Is Doing Business As --
Operator Address Same as Owner? Yes
Operator Street Address --
Operator City Naples
Operator State FL
Operator Country USA
Operator Zip code 33999
Operator Code --
Owner has at least one certificate None
Other Operator of large aircraft? --
Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation --
Operator Certificate Number --
Indicates whether an air carrier operation was scheduled or not --
Indicates Domestic or International Flight --
Operator carrying Pax/Cargo/Mail --
Type of Flying (Per_Bus / Primary) Personal
Second Pilot on Board No
Departure Point Same as Event Yes
Departure Airport Code COE
Departure City Coeur d' Alene
Departure State ID
Departure Country USA
Departure Time 1600
Departure Time Zone PDT
Destination Same as Local Flt crash at destination city
Destination Airport Code COE
Destination City Coeur d' Alene
Destination State ID
Destination Country USA
Specific Phase of Flight Landing - roll
Report sent to ICAO? No
Evacuation occurred No
Date of most recent change to record May 1 2002 6:11PM
User who most recently changed record STAM
Since inspection or accident Last Inspection
Event Location Runway Number and Location 23
Runway Length 7400
Runway Width 140
Sight Seeing flight No
Air Medical Flight No
Medical Flight --