Davenport LONG EZ N282RD
19 October 2013 · Boulder, Colorado, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 19 October 2013 at about 16:45 local time, a Davenport LONG EZ registered N282RD, operated by UltraPure Air, LLC, was involved in an accident near Boulder, Colorado, 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.
The record
- Date
- at 16:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Boulder, Colorado, United States
- Nearest airport
- Boulder Municipal Airport (BDU)
- Coordinates
- 40.0394, -105.2258
- Aircraft
- Davenport LONG EZ
- Registration
- N282RD
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 1993
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- UltraPure Air, LLC
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Boulder → Boulder
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CEN14LA011
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
The sudden loss of tire pressure during takeoff roll, which resulted in a loss of directional control.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot reported that during the takeoff roll, shortly before liftoff, the airplane began to swerve to the left. He was unable to regain directional control, and the airplane departed the left side of the runway. A postaccident examination of the runway revealed a wavy, double-line marking consistent with the width of a main landing gear tire. The marking began about 1,400 feet down the runway and continued another 400 feet until it departed the left runway edge. The pilot attributed his loss of directional control to a sudden deflation of the left main landing gear tire. The postaccident examination confirmed that the left main tire was deflated and loose in its wheel assembly. The examination did not reveal any additional anomalies with the airplane that would have prevented normal operation. The left swerve encountered during the takeoff roll was likely due to a sudden loss of pressure in the left main landing gear tire, which resulted in increased surface drag.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Davenport LONG accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 May 1995 | Davenport LONG-EZ | Los Angeles, California, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Sep 2013 | Cessna 150G | Denver, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Jun 2013 | Piper PA-28-140 | Mosca, Colorado, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 24 Jul 2013 | Cessna 182S | Steamboat Springs, Colorado, United States | Steamboat Springs Flying Club | No injuries | - |
| 9 Jun 2013 | Beechcraft C24R | Peyton, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 Apr 2013 | Cessna T182T | Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States | Air Illini, LLC | No injuries | - |
| 4 Sep 2013 | Cessna T207 | Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States | Sanborn Map Company | Minor injuries | - |