Spackman AVID FLYER N130PS

Summary

On 2 November 2012 at about 20:00 local time, a Spackman AVID FLYER registered N130PS, operated by E. Paul Spackman, was involved in an accident near Casper, Wyoming, 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

2 November 2012 at 20:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Casper, Wyoming, United States

Nearest airport

Casper/Natrona Intl Airport (CPR)

Coordinates

42.9047, -106.4586

Aircraft

Spackman AVID FLYER

Registration

N130PS

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

E. Paul Spackman

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Flight Test

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Casper → Casper

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR13CA040

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that he circled above the traffic pattern in the tailwheel-equipped airplane for approximately 1/2 hour before he entered the traffic pattern and conducted an uneventful approach and landing. The pilot reported that during the landing roll, the airplane ground looped, and the lower fuselage where the landing gears attach was substantially damaged. The pilot reported no mechanical failures or malfunctions that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.