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October 11, 2006 · Huff Acro Sport I · N511SH

Delta, CO

Overview

Report Status
Final with probable cause
Event Type
Accident
Date
October 11, 2006
Injury Outcomes
1 injury (1 minor injury)
Location
Delta, CO
Aircraft
Huff Acro Sport I
Tail Number
N511SH
Injuries
Minor
Aircraft Damage
Substantial
NTSB Number
DEN07CA007

A crew was working on the parallel taxiway near the runway edge. The pilot taxied past the construction area and took off on runway 21. After about 30 minutes of flying, the pilot returned to the airport and made some touch-and-go landings. Another airplane entered the traffic pattern and announced he would be landing in the opposite direction on runway 03. The pilot yielded and also landed on runway 03. To avoid the construction crew, he maneuvered the airplane to the left of runway centerline. He noted that his airplane was "a short-coupled biplane," and that forward visibility in a conventional (3-point) attitude was limited. This caused him to get too close to the runway edge, and the left main landing gear went off the left side of the runway and into soft, muddy soil. The airplane swerved to the left, went through some high sage brush, struck a large rock, spun around and nosed down.

NTSB Probable Cause

the pilot's failure to select a touchdown point a safe distance from the construction crew, and his failure to maintain directional control of the airplane. Contributing factors in this accident included the pilot's limited forward visibility when the airplane was in a 3-point attitude, the soft terrain, and the rock.

Full Narrative

On October 11, 2006, approximately 1045 mountain daylight time, a Huff Acro Sport I, N511SH, piloted by a commercial pilot, was substantially damaged when it departed the runway and struck a large rock during landing at Blake Field (AJZ), Delta, Colorado. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The personal flight was being conducted under the provisions of Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 without a flight plan. The pilot sustained minor injuries. The local flight originating at Delta approximately 1015. According to the pilot's accident report, a crew was working on the parallel taxiway near the runway edge. The pilot taxied past the construction area and took off on runway 21. After about 30 minutes of flying, the pilot returned to the airport and made some touch-and-go landings. Another airplane entered the traffic pattern and announced he would be landing in the opposite direction on runway 03. The pilot yielded and also landed on runway 03. To avoid the construction crew, he maneuvered the airplane to the left of runway centerline. He noted that his airplane was "a short-coupled biplane," and that forward visibility in a conventional (3-point) attitude was limited. This caused him to get too close to the runway edge, and the left main landing gear went off the left side of the runway and into soft, muddy soil. The airplane swerved to the left, went through some high sage brush, struck a large rock, spun around and nosed down. The airport manager examined the airplane and reported that, in addition to the sheared landing gear, the wing spar was broken.

Flight

Event TypeAccident
Event Time10:35 MDT
Nearest AirportBlake Field (0nm)
Runway03
Runway Length5600 ft
Runway Width75 ft
Flight Plan FiledNone
Aircraft FireNo
Aircraft ExplosionNo

Aircraft

AircraftHuff Acro Sport I
Tail NumberN511SH
Aircraft CategoryAir
DamageSubstantial
Operating RulePart 91
Engines1
Engine TypeReciprocating
Engine DetailsLycoming · O-320-H2D · Reciprocating · 150
Seats1

People & Injuries

Injury Summary1 injury (1 minor injury)
Fatal0
Serious0
Minor1
Uninjured0
Total1
Crew 1Age 65 · None · Minor

Conditions

ConditionsVMC
LightDaylight
WindCalm
Visibility10 sm
CeilingNone
Temperature / Dew Point52 / 41 C
Altimeter30.19 inHg
Observation Time16:53
Weather SourceWFAC

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