Eric A Munzer DORNIER D027-B2 N27TQ

Summary

On 12 November 2021 at about 19:30 local time, a Eric A Munzer DORNIER D027-B2 registered N27TQ was involved in an accident near Martinsville, Virginia, United States. 4 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

12 November 2021 at 19:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Martinsville, Virginia, United States

Nearest airport

Blue Ridge (MTV)

Coordinates

36.6308, -80.0183

Aircraft

Eric A Munzer DORNIER D027-B2

Registration

N27TQ

Category

Airplane

Year built

1956

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Standford → Martinsville

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA22LA061

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing rollout, which resulted in a runway excursion and an impact with a ditch.

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 rollout in his tailwheel-equipped airplane, the airplane began to drift left. He attempted to maintain control to avoid a ground loop and continued to keep the nose straight as the airplane departed the runway into the grass. During the runway excursion, the airplane encountered a ditch that was hidden from view by tall grass, which resulted in substantial damage to the fuselage. The pilot reported that there were no preimpact mechanical failures or malfunctions of the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.