Aircraft Accident/Incident Report

Manzanola, Colorado 81058
Tuesady, July 27, 2010 20:45 CDT

NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident

The pilot stated that he was transporting his newly acquired vintage bi-wing airplane to his home field. About 21 miles from the destination, the airplane encountered severe turbulence. The pilot attempted to approach the home airport from a different direction, but still encountered severe turbulence. Storms were visually detected by the pilot approaching the destination airport, so he diverted to avoid the storms. The pilot headed towards a private airfield and visually acquired what he thought was the landing area. The pilot performed a landing to an open, plowed, field. During the ground roll, the landing gear dug into a dirt "bump" and the airplane nosed over, coming to rest in an inverted position. The airplane's rudder was substantially damaged.

NTSB Probable Cause Narrative

A collision with a hidden obstruction during the landing roll.

Event Information

Type of Event Accident
Event Date 7/27/2010
Event Day of the Week Tuesday
Time of Event 2045
Event Time Zone Central Daylight Time
Event City Manzanola
Event State COLORADO
Event Country --
Zipcode of the event site 81058
Event Date Year 2010
Event Date Month 7
MidAir Collision Indicator No
On Ground Collision occurred ? No
Event Location Latitude 380632N
Event Location Longitude 1035117W
Event Location Airport --
Event Location Nearest Airport ID --
Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport Off Airport/Airstrip
Distance from airport in statute miles --
Degrees magnetic from airport --
Airport Elevation --
Weather Briefing Completeness --
Investigator's weather source Weather Observation Facility
Time of the weather observation 2006 Mountain Daylight Time
Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) --
Weather Observation Facility ID PUB
Elevation of weather observation facility 4729
Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) --
Time Zone of the weather observation MDT
Lighting Conditions Dusk
Lowest Ceiling Height --
Lowest Non-Ceiling Height 10000
Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions Scattered
Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling --
Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) --
Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) --
Visibility (Statute Miles) 10
Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) 29
Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) 11
Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) 360
Variable Wind Indicator Wind direction could be determined
Wind Speed (knots) 23
Wind Velocity Indicator --
Wind Gust Indicator Gusting
Wind Gust (knots) 32
Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) 30.03
Density Altitude (feet) --
Intensity of Precipitation --
METAR weather report SPECI KPUB 280206Z 36023G32KT 10SM SCT100 29/11 A3
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) 27337
NTSB Notification Source NW ROC
NTSB Notification Date --
NTSB Notification Time --
Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information --
Date of most recent change to record Aug 16 2010 1:47PM
User who most recently changed record bowl
Basic weather conditions Visual Meteorological Cond
FAA District Office --

Aircraft Involved

Aircraft #1

Aircraft Registration Number N798V
NTSB Number CEN10CA444
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 BREWSTER FLEET
Aircraft Model 7-220
Aircraft Series Identifier --
Aircraft Serial Number 378
Certified Max Gross Weight 1931
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 2
Number of Engines 1
Fixed gear or retractable gear Fixed
Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection Annual
Date of Last Inspection Jul 22 2010 12:00AM
Airframe hours since last inspection 10
Airframe Hours 2603
ELT Installed Yes
ELT Activated No
ELT Aided Location of Event Site Unknown
ELT Type C91-A
Aircraft Owner Name OWNERSHIP TRANSFER PENDING
Aircraft Owner Street Address --
Aircraft Owner City COLORADO SPRINGS
Aircraft Owner State CO
Aircraft Owner Country USA
Aircraft Owner Zipcode 80908
Operator is an individual? Yes
Operator Name OWNERSHIP TRANSFER PENDING
Operator Same as Owner? No
Operator Is Doing Business As --
Operator Address Same as Owner? No
Operator Street Address --
Operator City COLORADO SPRINGS
Operator State CO
Operator Country USA
Operator Zip code 80908
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 No
Departure Point Same as Event No
Departure Airport Code LAA
Departure City Lamar
Departure State CO
Departure Country USA
Departure Time 1845
Departure Time Zone MDT
Destination Same as Local Flt --
Destination Airport Code A50
Destination City Ellicott
Destination State CO
Destination Country USA
Specific Phase of Flight --
Report sent to ICAO? --
Evacuation occurred --
Date of most recent change to record Aug 4 2010 10:58AM
User who most recently changed record aguj
Since inspection or accident Last Inspection
Event Location Runway Number and Location N/A
Runway Length --
Runway Width --
Sight Seeing flight No
Air Medical Flight No
Medical Flight --