Beechcraft D17S N44562

Summary

On 3 August 2017 at about 17:30 local time, a Beechcraft D17S registered N44562 was involved in an accident near Colorado Springs, 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.

Date

3 August 2017 at 17:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States

Nearest airport

City of Colorado Springs Muni (COS)

Coordinates

38.8028, -104.7156

Aircraft

Beechcraft D17S

Registration

N44562

Category

Airplane

Year built

1944

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Gallup → Colorado Springs

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN17LA301

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll with a quartering tailwind.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The airline transport pilot was landing in the tailwheel-equipped airplane in right quartering tailwind conditions. After touchdown, with the tailwheel on the runway, the airplane drifted to the right and the pilot applied left brake. The right landing gear collapsed, and the airplane ground looped and came to rest upright near the right edge of the runway. The pilot stated there were no mechanical malfunctions with the airplane, and that, "it got away from me, I guess."

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.