Vance Brand Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report

Longmont, Colorado 80501
Wednesday, September 3, 2014 15:30 MDT

NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident

The pilot reported that during the landing roll, at a point about two-thirds the way down the runway, the airplane veered to the left. The airplane continued off the left side of the runway, through the rough terrain, over a bump, and into a ditch. The left wing sustained substantial damage. The pilot reported that there was no mechanical failure/malfunction of the airplane, and that due to the tight foot space; he most likely inadvertently applied the left brake which resulted in the airplane veering to the left.

NTSB Probable Cause Narrative

The pilot's inadvertent application of the brake which resulted in the loss of directional control during the landing roll.

Event Information

Type of Event Accident
Event Date 9/3/2014
Event Day of the Week Wednesday
Time of Event 1530
Event Time Zone Mountain Daylight Time
Event City Longmont
Event State COLORADO
Event Country --
Zipcode of the event site 80501
Event Date Year 2014
Event Date Month 9
MidAir Collision Indicator No
On Ground Collision occurred ? No
Event Location Latitude 400953N
Event Location Longitude 1050948W
Event Location Airport Vance Brand Airport
Event Location Nearest Airport ID LMO
Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport --
Distance from airport in statute miles 0
Degrees magnetic from airport 0
Airport Elevation 5055
Weather Briefing Completeness --
Investigator's weather source Weather Observation Facility
Time of the weather observation 1534 Mountain Daylight Time
Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) 0
Weather Observation Facility ID LMO
Elevation of weather observation facility 5055
Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) 0
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) 37
Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) 2
Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) 310
Variable Wind Indicator Wind direction could be determined
Wind Speed (knots) 9
Wind Velocity Indicator --
Wind Gust Indicator Not Gusting
Wind Gust (knots) --
Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) 29.82
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) 33227
NTSB Notification Source Pilot
NTSB Notification Date --
NTSB Notification Time --
Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information --
Date of most recent change to record Sep 24 2014 5:29PM
User who most recently changed record sulp
Basic weather conditions Visual Meteorological Cond
FAA District Office --

Aircraft Involved

Aircraft #1

Aircraft Registration Number N211AL
NTSB Number CEN14CA483
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 Unknown
Aircraft Explosion Unknown
Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name ROSS ALFRED K/ONEILL TERRENCE
Aircraft Model LANCAIR 235
Aircraft Series Identifier NO SERIES
Aircraft Serial Number 11
Certified Max Gross Weight 1685
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 1
Number of Engines 1
Fixed gear or retractable gear Retractable
Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection Conditional
Date of Last Inspection Jan 31 2014 12:00AM
Airframe hours since last inspection --
Airframe Hours 187
ELT Installed Unknown
ELT Activated Unknown
ELT Aided Location of Event Site Unknown
ELT Type --
Aircraft Owner Name ONEILL TERRENCE
Aircraft Owner Street Address --
Aircraft Owner City CARLYLE
Aircraft Owner State IL
Aircraft Owner Country USA
Aircraft Owner Zipcode 622311429
Operator is an individual? Yes
Operator Name ONEILL TERRENCE
Operator Same as Owner? No
Operator Is Doing Business As --
Operator Address Same as Owner? Yes
Operator Street Address --
Operator City CARLYLE
Operator State IL
Operator Country USA
Operator Zip code 622311429
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 No
Departure Airport Code MCK
Departure City McCook
Departure State NE
Departure Country USA
Departure Time 1315
Departure Time Zone MDT
Destination Same as Local Flt crash at destination city
Destination Airport Code LMO
Destination City Longmont
Destination State CO
Destination Country USA
Specific Phase of Flight --
Report sent to ICAO? --
Evacuation occurred --
Date of most recent change to record Sep 24 2014 5:29PM
User who most recently changed record sulp
Since inspection or accident --
Event Location Runway Number and Location 11
Runway Length 4799
Runway Width 75
Sight Seeing flight No
Air Medical Flight No
Medical Flight --