Sherman Craig W GLASAIR III N17S

Summary

On 3 September 2011 at about 19:00 local time, a Sherman Craig W GLASAIR III registered N17S, operated by Hutter Robert A, was involved in an accident near Kanab, Utah, 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.

Date

3 September 2011 at 19:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Kanab, Utah, United States

Nearest airport

Kanab Municipal Airport (KNB)

Coordinates

37.0064, -112.5253

Aircraft

Sherman Craig W GLASAIR III

Registration

N17S

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Hutter Robert A

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Durango → Kanab

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR11CA433

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll, as a result of a flat left main landing gear tire.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

According to the pilot, when the airplane touched down on the runway, he felt a vibration followed by the airplane pulling to the left. The pilot added right brake in attempt to realign the airplane; however, it continued to the left and exited the left side of the runway. The airplane traversed over the gravel adjacent to the runway and into brush, where it came to rest. A postaccident examination of the airplane revealed that the airplane’s left main landing gear tire was flat. No other anomalies were noted that would have precluded normal flight.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.