19970501007949A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Amtr PULSAR · Indianola, MS · May 1, 1997

Date: May 1, 1997 · 15:00 local
Place: Indianola, MS
Airport: Indianola Municipal Airport
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N1710E
NTSB investigation: NTSBATL97LA070
Reported as: Amtr Pulsar
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 9,991 total2 in this make and model

N1710ERegistration cancelled Aug 20, 1997 · Clements Eugene PULSARS/N 171 Airframe modelClements Eugene PULSAR

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What happened

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Maiden flight of homebuilt. Left wing heavy. Landed fast ballooned. Landed hard nose first. Folded nose gear. (-23) during landing roll out, the aircraft veered off the left side of runway 35. The subsequent collision with runway lights and uneven terrain resulted in aircraft damage. The nose gear and main gear collapsed. Left wing was damaged by impace with runway light.

As the FAA filed it

MAIDEN FLIGHT OF HOMEBUILT. LEFT WING HEAVY. LANDED FAST BALLOONED. LANDED HARD NOSE FIRST. FOLDED NOSE GEAR. (-23) DURING LANDING ROLL OUT, THE AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY 35. THE SUBSEQUENT COLLISION WITH RUNWAY LIGHTS AND UNEVEN TERRAIN RESULTED IN AIRCRAFT DAMAGE. THE NOSE GEAR AND MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED. LEFT WING WAS DAMAGED BY IMPACE WITH RUNWAY LIGHT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB ATL97LA070Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportIndianola, MSThe pilot's failure to correctly recover from a bounced landing leading to the collapse of the nose gear. Factors were the pilot's lack of recent flight time and lack of aircraft familiarity.May 1, 1997 · Substantial damage