Probable cause
The pilot’s inability to maintain directional control during the landing roll due to a flat left main landing gear tire.
NTSB analysis
The airline transport pilot stated that he performed a routine preflight inspection of the airplane, which included checking the landing gear tire pressure, and he observed no anomalies. He then departed on a local flight before returning to land. The pilot stated that, during the landing roll, the airplane began to veer to the left. He tried using the right rudder and brake to correct, but the airplane traveled off the runway surface and nosed over, resulting in substantial damage to both wings, the firewall, and the horizontal stabilizer. After exiting the airplane, he noticed that the left main landing gear tire was flat. A mechanic removed the tire's tube and it was lacerated in 3 places.
Text from the NTSB. Open the NTSB docket for ERA17LA053 for the full record.
Event
- Date
- Nov 22, 2016
- Type
- Accident
- Place
- Simpsonville, South Carolina
- Nearest airport
- Parker Field (SC47)
- Highest injury
- Minor
- Minor injuries
- 1
- Weather
- Visual (VMC)
- Light
- Day
BROUSSARD MH 1521
- N-number
- N315XC
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 1958
- Damage
- Substantial
- Operating rule
- Part 91 (general aviation)
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
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