Rutten Phil J PIETENPOL N502R

Summary

On 22 November 2017 at about 16:30 local time, a Rutten Phil J PIETENPOL registered N502R was involved in an accident near De Kalb, Illinois, 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

22 November 2017 at 16:30

Classification

Accident

Location

De Kalb, Illinois, United States

Nearest airport

De Kalb Taylor Muni (DKB)

Coordinates

41.9317, -88.7050

Aircraft

Rutten Phil J PIETENPOL

Registration

N502R

Category

Airplane

Year built

2001

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Positioning

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Hartford → De Kalb

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN18LA043

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s excessive rudder and brake applications during landing, which caused the airplane to nose over.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The airline transport pilot was hired to fly the airplane for a positioning flight, which required multiple fuel stops. The pilot had not previously flown this airplane make and model. Before takeoff, he taxied the airplane to become familiar with the flight controls and brakes. The pilot reported that, during the landing roll at the first en route airport, the airplane veered to the left, so he had to unexpectedly apply the brakes, which resulted in a nose-over. A postaccident examination of the tire marks on the runway revealed that, during the landing roll, the airplane veered to the left and then back to the right before the airplane nosed over on the runway. A functional test of the brakes did not reveal any anomalies. Thus, the accident circumstances were consistent with excessive rudder application during the landing roll followed by excessive brake application, which resulted in the nose-over.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.