Brock Thorp T-18 accident near El Mirage, CA
On October 19, 2001, a Brock Thorp T-18 (airplane) was involved in an accident near El Mirage, CA. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- October 19, 2001
- Place
- El Mirage, CA
- Aircraft
- Brock Thorp T-18 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 34.664°N, 117.637°W
- NTSB ID
- 20011030X02171
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On October 19, 2001, at 1545 hours Pacific daylight time, a Brock Thorp T-18 amateur-built, experimental airplane, N42KB, collided with a metallic post and came to rest inverted on the landing rollout at a private dirt strip in El Mirage, California. The pilot, who was the airplane owner and builder, operated the tail wheel equipped airplane under the provisions of 14 CFR Part 91. The commercial pilot sustained fatal injuries and the passenger received minor injuries. The airplane sustained substantial damage. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the personal cross-country flight that departed the Corona Municipal Airport, Corona, California, at 1500. The flight was scheduled to terminate at the private dirt strip, and a flight plan had not been filed. The National Transportation Safety Board investigator-in-charge (IIC) interviewed the passenger. She stated the flight from Corona to El Mirage was uneventful. Prior to landing they overflew their hangar to check the wind direction via a windsock. She stated that the winds were calm and they landed towards the west, the designated calm wind runway. After touchdown, the tail wheel went over a bump and "wobbled." The airplane departed to the left of the runway, struck the post with its left wing, and nosed over coming to rest inverted. PERSONNEL INFORMATION The commercial pilot held ratings for single engine land and instrument airplanes, helicopters, and gyroplanes. He was issued a second-class medical certificate in July 2001, with the limitation that he wear corrective lenses for near and distant
Probable cause
the corrosion and fatigue failure of the tail wheel fork.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
