Moriarty Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report

Moriarty, New Mexico 87035
Sunday, October 16, 2011 10:57 MDT

NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident

During the landing roll, the airplane swerved, and the pilot attempted to regain control, but due to the heavy boots he was wearing, he inadvertently actuated the toe brakes because the boots masked the feedback from the rudder. The airplane nosed over, which resulted in substantial damage to the upper wing, rudder, and vertical fin. The pilot reported that there were no preimpact anomalies with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

NTSB Probable Cause Narrative

The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane during the landing roll.

Event Information

Type of Event Accident
Event Date 10/16/2011
Event Day of the Week Sunday
Time of Event 1057
Event Time Zone Mountain Daylight Time
Event City Moriarty
Event State NEW MEXICO
Event Country --
Zipcode of the event site 87035
Event Date Year 2011
Event Date Month 10
MidAir Collision Indicator No
On Ground Collision occurred ? No
Event Location Latitude 345856N
Event Location Longitude 1060018W
Event Location Airport Moriarty Airport
Event Location Nearest Airport ID 0E0
Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport On Airport
Distance from airport in statute miles 0
Degrees magnetic from airport --
Airport Elevation 6199
Weather Briefing Completeness --
Investigator's weather source Weather Observation Facility
Time of the weather observation 1053 Mountain Daylight Time
Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) 75
Weather Observation Facility ID CQC
Elevation of weather observation facility 7087
Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) 15
Time Zone of the weather observation MDT
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) 21
Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) -3
Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) 290
Variable Wind Indicator Wind direction could be determined
Wind Speed (knots) 9
Wind Velocity Indicator --
Wind Gust Indicator --
Wind Gust (knots) --
Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) 30.29
Density Altitude (feet) --
Intensity of Precipitation --
METAR weather report METAR KCQC 161653Z AUTO 29009KT 10SM CLR 21/M03 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) 29261
NTSB Notification Source NTSB
NTSB Notification Date --
NTSB Notification Time --
Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information --
Date of most recent change to record Nov 30 2011 9:58AM
User who most recently changed record johb
Basic weather conditions Visual Meteorological Cond
FAA District Office --

Aircraft Involved

Aircraft #1

Aircraft Registration Number N415WW
NTSB Number CEN12CA024
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 WACO CLASSIC AIRCRAFT
Aircraft Model YMF-F5C
Aircraft Series Identifier --
Aircraft Serial Number F5C-8-126
Certified Max Gross Weight 2950
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 3
Number of Engines 1
Fixed gear or retractable gear Fixed
Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection Annual
Date of Last Inspection Jul 20 2011 12:00AM
Airframe hours since last inspection 50
Airframe Hours 50
ELT Installed Yes
ELT Activated Yes
ELT Aided Location of Event Site No
ELT Type C91-A
Aircraft Owner Name PINNACLE WACO LEASING INC
Aircraft Owner Street Address 7676 E BALAO DR
Aircraft Owner City SCOTTSDALE
Aircraft Owner State AZ
Aircraft Owner Country USA
Aircraft Owner Zipcode 85266
Operator is an individual? No
Operator Name PINNACLE WACO LEASING INC
Operator Same as Owner? Yes
Operator Is Doing Business As --
Operator Address Same as Owner? Yes
Operator Street Address 7676 E BALAO DR
Operator City SCOTTSDALE
Operator State AZ
Operator Country USA
Operator Zip code 85266
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 LBL
Departure City Liberal
Departure State KS
Departure Country USA
Departure Time 830
Departure Time Zone CDT
Destination Same as Local Flt crash at destination city
Destination Airport Code 0E0
Destination City Moriarty
Destination State NM
Destination Country USA
Specific Phase of Flight --
Report sent to ICAO? --
Evacuation occurred --
Date of most recent change to record Nov 9 2011 10:56AM
User who most recently changed record aguj
Since inspection or accident Time of Accident
Event Location Runway Number and Location 26
Runway Length 7700
Runway Width 75
Sight Seeing flight No
Air Medical Flight No
Medical Flight --