# Accident 19951010031989A: Travel Air "R", Youngstown, OH, October 10, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 10, 1995, 10:00 local time
- Place: Youngstown, OH
- Airport: Youngstown Elser Metro Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.9618° N, 80.6773° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at YOUNGSTOWN ELSER METRO (4G4), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9618&lon=-80.6773&mi=10
- Aircraft: N614K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N614K) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Travel Air "R" (registry code 05618AT, https://openairdocs.org/model/travel-air-r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported engine: PWA R985AN14B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 27,130 total, 2 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO96LA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO96LA005) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951010031989A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

LANDED HARD BOUNCED AND PORPOISED. NOSED OVER. HARD LANDING BENT AFT FUSELAGE. NEWLY REBUILT. LACKED SKILL IN TYPE. (.4) WITNESSES REPORTED THAT THE PILOT CAME IN HIGH AND FAST ON THE FIRST APPROACH TO THE RUNWAY. THEY STATED THAT HE PERFORNED A GO-AROUND, AND THE SECOND APPROACH TO THE RUNWAY APPEARED NORMAL. THE AIRPLANE TOUCHED DOWN ABOUT 1/3 OF THE WAY DOWN THE RUNWAY. THERE WAS EVIDENCE THAT THE AIRPLANE TOUCHED DOWN HARD. THE AFT FUSELAGE WAS BENT DOWN DURING THE ACCIDENT SEQUENCE. AT THE TOUCHDOWN POINT, THERE WERE RUBBER SKID MARKS COINCIDENTAL WITH WHEEL PANT PAINT TRANSFER ON THE PAVEMENT. THE MARKS CONTINUED FOR ABOUT 15 TO 20 FEET, THEN DISAPPEARED FOR ABOUT 60 FEET (AS IF THE AIRPLANE BOUNCED), THEN THEY REAPPEARED ALONG WITH PROPELLER STRIKE MARKS. BEYOND THAT, THE AIRPLANE NOSED OVER AND CAME TO REST INVERTED. POSTACCIDENT INVESTIGATION REVEALED NO EVIDENCE OF PREIMPACT MECHANICAL ANOMALY. EXAMINATION OF AIRCRAFT RECORDS REVEALED THAT THE AIRPLANE WAS RECENTLY REBUILT. IT WAS BEING OPERATED WITH AN EXPERIMENTAL AIRWORTHINESS CERTIFICATE, ISSUED 6 DAYS BEFORE THE ACCIDENT. PILOT RECORDS INDICATED THAT THE PILOT HAD ABOUT 27,130 HOURS TOTAL FLIGHT EXPERIENCE, WITH ABOUT 2 HOURS IN THE ACCIDENT AIRPLANE. (-23) DURING THE PILOT'S SECOND ATTEMPT TO EXECUTE A WHEEL LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT INTIALLY TOUCHED DOWN ABOUT 1300 ON RUNWAY 10. THE AIRCRAFT'S NOSE PITCHED SLIGHTLY FORWARD FOLLOWED BY THE METAL PROPELLER (2 BLADES) STRIKING, AND CONTINUED TO STRIKE THE HARD SURFACED RUNWAY AS THE AIRCRAFT ADVANCED DOWN THE RUNWAY. ABOUT 1500 FEET FROM THE RUNWAY BEGINNING THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER AND REMAINED INVERTED AS IT CAME TO REST.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB BFO96LA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO96LA005), Oct 10, 1995: Travel Air R (N614K), Youngstown, OH, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot's improper flare during the landing, which resulted in a hard landing, fuselage damage, loss of aircraft control, and a nose over. A factor relating to the accident was: the pilot's lack of…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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