# Accident 19970707018409A: Univar 415C, Huntsville, TX, July 7, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 7, 1997, 10:00 local time
- Place: Huntsville, TX
- Airport: Huntsville Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.7107° N, 95.5410° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.7107&lon=-95.5410&mi=10
- Aircraft: N99739, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N99739) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ercoupe 415-C (registry code 0420322, https://openairdocs.org/model/ercoupe-415-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: UNIVAR 415C
- Reported engine: CONT C8512F
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 670 total, 5 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW97LA266](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA266) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970707018409A

## Narrative

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

STALLED ON SHORT FINAL. DROPPED L IKE A ROCK ONTO RUNWAY. CFI FAILED TO ACT TO PREVENT A STALL. (.4) DURING THE FINAL APPROACH TO THE RUNWAY, THE STUDENT PILOT ALLOWED THE AIRSPEED TO BECOME SLOW AND CORRECTED FOR THE AIRSPEED LOSS BY ADDING POWER. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE AIRPLANE HIT THE GROUND HARD WHEN THE STUDENT REDUCED THE POWER, PULLED THE NOSE UP, AND STALLED THE AIRPLANE AT 10 FT AGL. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR DID NOT EXECUTE CORRECTIVE ACTION. (-23) STATEMENTS FROM BOTH THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT PILOT AGREE THAT THE STUDENT PILOT WAS FLYING WHEN THE STUDENT PILOT ALLOWED THE AIRSPEED TO BECOME SLOW ON FINAL APPROACH. BEFORE THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT COULD TAKE CORRECTIVE ACTION THE AIRCRAFT "DROP(PED) LIKE A ROCK AND LANDED HARD." THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMGED, THERE WERE NO INJURIES, AND NO DAMAGE TO PROPERTY OTHER THAN THE SUBJECT AIRCRAFT.

## 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 FTW97LA266](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA266), Jul 7, 1997: Ercoupe Ercoupe 415-C (N99739), Huntsville, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: Inadvertent stall due to the student pilot's failure to maintain airspeed and a proper descent rate. A factor was the inadequate supervision by the flight instructor.

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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