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April 25, 2004 · Spirangam Velocity · N216MR

Boulder City, NV

Overview

Report Status
Final with probable cause
Event Type
Accident
Date
April 25, 2004
Injury Outcomes
No injuries (1 uninjured)
Location
Boulder City, NV
Aircraft
Spirangam Velocity
Tail Number
N216MR
Injuries
None
Aircraft Damage
Substantial
NTSB Number
LAX04LA195

The airplane veered off the runway after landing and nosed over. After touchdown, the airplane's nose landing gear began to shimmy with increasing magnitude. The pilot attempted to correct by applying elevator backpressure and raising the nose of the airplane. When the nose landing gear touched down on the runway again, the shimmy was worse than before. The pilot said the nose bounced back into the air and his forward visibility became impaired by the nose high attitude of the airplane. The pilot reported that he then experienced a loss of directional control. The airplane veered off the runway, nosed over, and came to rest inverted. The pilot reported no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane. The free castering nose wheel and the landing gear strut assembly was examined by a Federal Aviation Administration airworthiness inspector, with no discrepancies noted.

NTSB Probable Cause

the pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during the landing rollout.

Full Narrative

On April 25, 2004, about 1100 Pacific daylight time, an experimental Spirangam Velocity, N216MR, veered off the runway and nosed over while on landing roll at the Boulder City Municipal Airport, Boulder City, Nevada. The owner/builder/pilot was operating the airplane under the provisions of 14 CFR Part 91. The private pilot, the sole occupant, was not injured; the airplane sustained substantial damage. The local area flight departed Boulder City about 0945. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and a flight plan had not been filed. In a written report, the pilot stated that after touchdown on runway 33, the nose landing gear started to shimmy. The magnitude of the shimmy amplified as the airplane continued down the runway, and the pilot attempted to correct by applying backpressure to the stick (flight control) to reduce the "load of the nose gear." The pilot said that the nose landing gear came off the runway, and when it touched down again the "shimmy was even worse and the nose was thrown upward." The pilot's forward visibility became impaired by the nose high attitude of the airplane, and the airplane veered off the runway, nosed over, and came to rest inverted. In a telephone interview with a National Transportation Safety Board investigator, the pilot stated that a week prior to the accident the tires were changed. The pilot reported no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane. A Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) inspector examined the nose landing gear and reported that the castering wheel rotated freely with no binding.

Flight

Event TypeAccident
Event Time11:00 PDT
Nearest AirportBoulder City Municipal Airport (0nm N)
Runway33
Runway Length3850 ft
Runway Width75 ft
Flight Plan FiledNone
Flight Plan ActivatedNo
Aircraft FireNo
Aircraft ExplosionNo

Aircraft

AircraftSpirangam Velocity
Tail NumberN216MR
Aircraft CategoryAir
DamageSubstantial
Operating RulePart 91
Engines1
Engine TypeReciprocating
Engine DetailsLycoming · IO-360-C1E6 · Reciprocating · 200
Seats4

People & Injuries

Injury SummaryNo injuries (1 uninjured)
Fatal0
Serious0
Minor0
Uninjured1
Total1
Crew 1Age 67 · Third Class · None

Conditions

ConditionsVMC
LightDaylight
Wind30° @ 9 kt, gusting 14 kt
Visibility10 sm
CeilingNone
Temperature / Dew Point30 C
Altimeter30.12 inHg
Observation Time17:56
Weather SourceWFAC

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