ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 43743
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| Date: | Sunday 15 July 2007 |
| Time: | 08:14 |
| Type: |  North American F-51D Mustang |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N51TK |
| MSN: | 122-31076 |
| Engine model: | Rolls-Royce V-1650-7 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Camarillo, CA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Cunnamulla Airport, QLD (CMA/YCMU) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot was making his first supervised solo flight in the same airplane that he received 31.5 hours of dual instruction in the 47 days preceding the accident. The flight instructor who provided the training witnessed the accident and reported that the pilot performed a "normal" takeoff followed by a left pattern to runway 26 with a "normal tail low wheel landing." He noted that as the airplane made contact with the ground, the pilot "had not pulled his throttle back to idle, as the noise level of the engine appeared greater than idle." After rolling 50 to 100 feet, the tail appeared to rise slightly, indicating the pilot was applying slight forward stick to pin the airplane to the ground. This was followed quickly by the rapid lowering of the tail to the point where the tailwheel struck the ground with a "loud bang noise." The airplane then "leaped back into the air" and the pilot applied takeoff power. The airplane pitched nose high and rolled left to the inverted position consistent with a torque induced roll. The upper surface of the left wing contacted the ground first, followed by the propeller and the canopy. The instructor expressed the opinion that the pilot "failed to successfully execute a standard go-around procedure after experiencing unexpected flight due to the lowering of the tail prematurely with power still on after touchdown."
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during a go-around. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's lack of experience in the make and model of airplane.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=20070720X00970&key=1
https://aerialvisuals.ca/AirframeDossier.php?Serial=26512
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 1 September 1969 | N2870D | Private | 0 | Greater Southwest International Airport, TX | |
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| 11 April 1989 | N51TK | International Aircraft Ltd | 0 | Fort Wayne Municipal Airport/Baer Field, IN | |
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Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Oct-2008 00:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:24 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 04-Dec-2017 18:47 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Other fatalities, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 31-Oct-2022 07:19 | nhofmann54 | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Source] |
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