Aviat S2B N149TM
29 October 2006 · Larimore, North Dakota, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 29 October 2006 at about 21:00 local time, a Aviat S2B registered N149TM was involved in an accident near Larimore, North Dakota, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 21:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Larimore, North Dakota, United States
- Coordinates
- 47.9069, -97.6406
- Aircraft
- Aviat S2B
- Registration
- N149TM
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Larimore → Larimore
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI07CA019
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain proper alignment with the runway which resulted in the airplane nosing over. A factor associated with the accident was the soft terrain encountered.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The airplane nosed over after contacting soft terrain while landing. The pilot stated that he was landing on his private grass airstrip when the accident happened. He stated that he misjudged the runway and the right main gear contacted "very soft" dirt on the south edge of the runway during the landing roll. The pilot reported the airplane was traveling between 5 and 10 miles per hour when it nosed over.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Jun 2006 | Weatherly 201B | Bowbells, North Dakota, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 6 Sep 2006 | Piper PA-25-235 | Anamoose, North Dakota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Apr 2006 | Piper PA-22-150 | Drayton, North Dakota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Aug 2006 | Cessna 150 | Jamestown, North Dakota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 9 Jun 2006 | Cessna R182 | Cooperstown, North Dakota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Aug 2006 | Bell 47G-5 | Sanborn, North Dakota, United States | - | No injuries | - |