Kingman Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report

Kingman, Arizona 86401
Wednesday, March 24, 2010 8:15 MST

NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident

The pilot reported that he was landing the tailwheel-equipped airplane when he lost control and veered off the runway. He stated that the three-point landing was “textbook” and on the runway centerline; however, during the rollout the airplane veered to the left. The pilot attempted to regain control of the airplane by applying rudder inputs but was not successful. The airplane exited the runway; the right main landing gear separated and the right wing then impacted the ground. The pilot reported that after the accident the passenger told him that he applied rudder during the landing to help the pilot. The pilot stated that in the future he would be more assertive whenever there was someone with access to controls as to who is the actual manipulator of the controls.

NTSB Probable Cause Narrative

The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing rollout. Contributing to the accident was flight control interference by the passenger.

Event Information

Type of Event Accident
Event Date 3/24/2010
Event Day of the Week Wednesday
Time of Event 815
Event Time Zone Mountain Standard Time
Event City Kingman
Event State ARIZONA
Event Country --
Zipcode of the event site 86401
Event Date Year 2010
Event Date Month 3
MidAir Collision Indicator No
On Ground Collision occurred ? No
Event Location Latitude 351557N
Event Location Longitude 1135628W
Event Location Airport Kingman Airport
Event Location Nearest Airport ID IGM
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 3449
Weather Briefing Completeness --
Investigator's weather source Weather Observation Facility
Time of the weather observation 751 Mountain Standard Time
Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) --
Weather Observation Facility ID IGM
Elevation of weather observation facility 3449
Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) --
Time Zone of the weather observation MST
Lighting Conditions Day
Lowest Ceiling Height --
Lowest Non-Ceiling Height --
Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions Clear
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) 6
Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) -6
Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) 110
Variable Wind Indicator Wind direction could be determined
Wind Speed (knots) 4
Wind Velocity Indicator --
Wind Gust Indicator Not Gusting
Wind Gust (knots) --
Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) 30.15
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) 26849
NTSB Notification Source FAA WP Operations Center
NTSB Notification Date --
NTSB Notification Time --
Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information --
Date of most recent change to record Apr 22 2010 4:45PM
User who most recently changed record coos
Basic weather conditions Visual Meteorological Cond
FAA District Office --

Aircraft Involved

Aircraft #1

Aircraft Registration Number N4200V
NTSB Number WPR10CA177
Missing Aircraft Indicator --
Federal Aviation Reg. Part Part 91: General Aviation
Type of Flight Plan filed None
Flight plan Was Activated? --
Damage Substantial
Aircraft Fire None
Aircraft Explosion None
Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name CESSNA
Aircraft Model 170
Aircraft Series Identifier --
Aircraft Serial Number 18556
Certified Max Gross Weight --
Aircraft Category Airplane
Aircraft Registration Class --
Aircraft is a homebuilt? No
Flight Crew Seats --
Cabin Crew Seats --
Passenger Seats --
Total number of seats on the aircraft 4
Number of Engines 1
Fixed gear or retractable gear Fixed
Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection --
Date of Last Inspection --
Airframe hours since last inspection --
Airframe Hours --
ELT Installed Unknown
ELT Activated Unknown
ELT Aided Location of Event Site Unknown
ELT Type --
Aircraft Owner Name COPPIN MICHAEL J
Aircraft Owner Street Address --
Aircraft Owner City JOSEPH
Aircraft Owner State OR
Aircraft Owner Country USA
Aircraft Owner Zipcode 97846-8259
Operator is an individual? Yes
Operator Name Gregory P. Brink
Operator Same as Owner? No
Operator Is Doing Business As --
Operator Address Same as Owner? Yes
Operator Street Address --
Operator City JOSEPH
Operator State OR
Operator Country USA
Operator Zip code 97846-8259
Operator Code --
Owner has at least one certificate None
Other Operator of large aircraft? No
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 Yes
Departure Point Same as Event No
Departure Airport Code 2AZ1
Departure City Solome
Departure State AZ
Departure Country USA
Departure Time 700
Departure Time Zone MST
Destination Same as Local Flt crash at destination city
Destination Airport Code IGM
Destination City Kingman
Destination State AZ
Destination Country USA
Specific Phase of Flight --
Report sent to ICAO? --
Evacuation occurred --
Date of most recent change to record Apr 22 2010 4:45PM
User who most recently changed record coos
Since inspection or accident --
Event Location Runway Number and Location 21
Runway Length 6827
Runway Width 150
Sight Seeing flight No
Air Medical Flight No
Medical Flight --