Elmwood CHRISTAVIA MK I N107DM

Summary

On 10 May 2019 at about 20:25 local time, a Elmwood CHRISTAVIA MK I registered N107DM was involved in an accident near Roseburg, Oregon, 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

10 May 2019 at 20:25

Classification

Accident

Location

Roseburg, Oregon, United States

Nearest airport

Roseburg Rgnl (RBG)

Coordinates

43.2394, -123.3558

Aircraft

Elmwood CHRISTAVIA MK I

Registration

N107DM

Category

Airplane

Year built

2017

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Flight Test

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Roseburg → Roseburg

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA19CA255

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing, which resulted in a ground loop.  

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot of the tailwheel-equipped airplane reported that he made a three-point landing, but during the landing roll, the airplane veered right. He added that his left rudder and brake application "was not fast enough to arrest the progressive turn rate." He then applied full power to regain directional control, but his corrective action was too slow, so he decided to go around. He then realized that the climb rate was too slow, so he decided to abort the takeoff. The airplane touched down and exited the right side of the runway and subsequently ground looped to the right, and the left wing struck the ground The left wing sustained substantial damage. The pilot reported that there were no mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.