Berry TX-11C N752T
24 May 2021 · Longmont, Colorado, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 24 May 2021 at about 16:45 local time, a Berry TX-11C registered N752T was involved in an accident near Longmont, Colorado, 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.
The record
- Date
- at 16:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Longmont, Colorado, United States
- Nearest airport
- Vance Brand Airport (LMO)
- Coordinates
- 40.1644, -105.1636
- Aircraft
- Berry TX-11C
- Registration
- N752T
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 2012
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CEN21LA236
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot’s loss of directional control when his foot became stuck on a protruding bolt in the airplane’s floorboard.
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 landing roll in the experimental amateur built airplane, the heel of his shoe became caught on a protruding floorboard bolt and the airplane veered to the left. The airplane exited the left side of the runway, impacted a Visual Approach Slope Indicator light, nosed over, and came to rest upside down. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the rudder. The pilot reported that there were no mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that precluded normal operation.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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