38.2544° N, 104.6091° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Pueblo, CO, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
January 15, 1983 · 13:05 local
Place
Pueblo, CO
Airport
Municipal
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N68520
Reported as
Bbavia 8KCAB
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On flare out for landing pilot hit throttle with his elbow. Aircraft bounced than porpoised. Propeller hit ground.
As the FAA filed it
ON FLARE OUT FOR LANDING PILOT HIT THROTTLE WITH HIS ELBOW. AIRCRAFT BOUNCED THAN PORPOISED. PROPELLER HIT GROUND.