Pietenpol AIRCAMPER N13708

Summary

On 20 January 2006 at about 23:30 local time, a Pietenpol AIRCAMPER registered N13708, operated by Merle Neyman, was involved in an accident near Lometa, Texas, United States. 2 people were 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.

Date

20 January 2006 at 23:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Lometa, Texas, United States

Coordinates

31.2333, -98.4672

Aircraft

Pietenpol AIRCAMPER

Registration

N13708

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Merle Neyman

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Lometa → Lometa

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Dusk

NTSB number

DFW06CA059

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control while landing. Contributing factors were the sun glare and the rough and uneven landing area.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The 3,200-hour private pilot of a single-engine tail-wheel-equipped experimental airplane was landing on a rough and uneven 2,900-foot by 50-foot wide grass runway at a private airstrip. The pilot reported that his vision became impaired by the glare of the sun during the touchdown sequence. The left main lading gear collapsed after it impacted a rock, resulting in structural damage to the airplane. No mechanical anomalies were reported with the engine or the flight controls. The pilot reported the wind was light and variable at the time of the accident. The pilot further reported that landing the airplane in the opposite direction (away from the sun) would have been an option.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.