Deer Park Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report

Deer Park, Washington 99006
Saturday, October 19, 2013 13:00 PDT

NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident

The pilot stated that during the landing flare, the airplane encountered a tailwind that caused the airplane to rapidly descend and land hard. The airplane touched down on all three wheels and then began to encounter pitch oscillations that caused the nose wheel to collapse. Subsequently the airplane nosed over which resulted in substantial damage to both wings. The pilot reported no preexisting mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

NTSB Probable Cause Narrative

The pilot's inadequate flare and failure to maintain control of the airplane during the landing with a tailwind.

Event Information

Type of Event Accident
Event Date 10/19/2013
Event Day of the Week Saturday
Time of Event 1300
Event Time Zone Pacific Daylight Time
Event City Deer Park
Event State WASHINGTON
Event Country --
Zipcode of the event site 99006
Event Date Year 2013
Event Date Month 10
MidAir Collision Indicator No
On Ground Collision occurred ? No
Event Location Latitude 475801N
Event Location Longitude 1172526W
Event Location Airport DEER PARK
Event Location Nearest Airport ID DEW
Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport On Airport
Distance from airport in statute miles 0
Degrees magnetic from airport 180
Airport Elevation 2211
Weather Briefing Completeness --
Investigator's weather source Weather Observation Facility
Time of the weather observation 1253 Pacific Daylight Time
Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) 0
Weather Observation Facility ID DEW
Elevation of weather observation facility 2211
Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) 0
Time Zone of the weather observation PDT
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) 12
Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) 3
Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) 190
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) 30.12
Density Altitude (feet) --
Intensity of Precipitation --
METAR weather report METAR KDEW 191953Z AUTO 19004KT 10SM CLR 12/03 A30
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 1
Injury Total Serious --
Injury Total All --
Investigating Agency NTSB
NTSB Docket Number (internal use) 32499
NTSB Notification Source FAA Regional 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 Jan 21 2014 5:20PM
User who most recently changed record nixa
Basic weather conditions Visual Meteorological Cond
FAA District Office --

Aircraft Involved

Aircraft #1

Aircraft Registration Number N2849C
NTSB Number WPR14CA022
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 COLLINS
Aircraft Model ZENITH STOL CH 701
Aircraft Series Identifier NO SERIES
Aircraft Serial Number 7084
Certified Max Gross Weight 1100
Aircraft Category Airplane
Aircraft Registration Class --
Aircraft is a homebuilt? Yes
Flight Crew Seats --
Cabin Crew Seats --
Passenger Seats 1
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 Dec 16 2012 12:00AM
Airframe hours since last inspection --
Airframe Hours 20
ELT Installed Yes
ELT Activated Yes
ELT Aided Location of Event Site No
ELT Type C91-A
Aircraft Owner Name COLLINS ARTHUR F
Aircraft Owner Street Address --
Aircraft Owner City NINE MILE FALLS
Aircraft Owner State WA
Aircraft Owner Country USA
Aircraft Owner Zipcode 990269740
Operator is an individual? Yes
Operator Name COLLINS ARTHUR F
Operator Same as Owner? Yes
Operator Is Doing Business As --
Operator Address Same as Owner? Yes
Operator Street Address --
Operator City NINE MILE FALLS
Operator State WA
Operator Country USA
Operator Zip code 990269740
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 DEW
Departure City Deer Park
Departure State WA
Departure Country USA
Departure Time 1215
Departure Time Zone PDT
Destination Same as Local Flt dest & departure same, accident can occur anywhere
Destination Airport Code DEW
Destination City Deer Park
Destination State WA
Destination Country USA
Specific Phase of Flight --
Report sent to ICAO? --
Evacuation occurred --
Date of most recent change to record Mar 21 2014 6:19PM
User who most recently changed record stam
Since inspection or accident Time of Accident
Event Location Runway Number and Location 22
Runway Length 1800
Runway Width 60
Sight Seeing flight No
Air Medical Flight No
Medical Flight --