Flournoy Martin R FLOURNOY MR S1S N457CF
22 May 2011 · Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 22 May 2011 at about 22:30 local time, a Flournoy Martin R FLOURNOY MR S1S registered N457CF, operated by Matt Tanner Aviation LLC, was involved in an accident near Colorado Springs, Colorado, 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 22:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States
- Nearest airport
- Meadow Lake (KFLY)
- Coordinates
- 38.9406, -104.5686
- Aircraft
- Flournoy Martin R FLOURNOY MR S1S
- Registration
- N457CF
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Matt Tanner Aviation LLC
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Colorado Springs → Colorado Springs
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CEN11LA361
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot’s loss of directional control during the landing rollout due to failure of the tailwheel assembly for undetermined reasons.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot reported that he made a normal touchdown, but during the rollout the airplane began to yaw to the left. He attempted to correct his loss of directional control by applying full right rudder and right brake. Despite his efforts to straighten the airplane's path, the airplane began to bounce/skip to the side and subsequently ground looped. During the impact sequence, the lower right wing tip, aileron and aft section of the fuselage sustained substantial damage. Postaccident examination of the airplane revealed that the tailwheel spring attach bolt had pulled through the fuselage structure where it was mounted. The bolt was intact and there was no obvious damage to the threads. It could not be determined why the bolt separated prior to the accident.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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