Accidents in Brief

摘要

Selected accidents and incidents in February 2018. The following NTSB information is preliminary. February 11 - At 1258 PST, an experimental amateur-built Roger V Shanks (Rutan Aircraft Factory) VariEze, N944X, struck a hangar during its landing rollout at Santa Monica Municipal Airport, Santa Monica, California. The private pilot and pilot rated passenger were not injured. The airplane was heavily damaged. The VariEze was registered to and operated by the pilot. The local flight departed Brackett Field Airport, La Verne, California, about 1240. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan had been filed. The pilot reported that the landing approach to Runway 21 was uneventful, and that he landed about 200 ft. beyond the runway numbers. As soon as the nosewheel touched down, the pilot applied brake pressure and the airplane began to swerve to the left. He released the brakes and countered with right rudder, and then applied brake pressure again, but the airplane continued to veer left. He then proceeded to alternately cycle the brakes and right rudder as the ground roll progressed. The airplane had not appreciably slowed down, and, aware that the terrain dropped off beyond the runway end, he decided to apply full braking. The airplane then veered rapidly to the left, crossed over the adjacent taxiway, and struck a hangar.