What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On April 3, 1998, about 1425 eastern standard time, a homebuilt tierra 11, N63250, was substantially damaged during a landing to a Private airstrip in Wooster, Ohio. The certificated Private pilot was seriously injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan had been filed for the flight conducted under 14 CFR part 91. According to a federal aviation administration inspector, the pilot had recently purchased the airplane and was receiving dual instruction in the airplane prior to the accident flight. The flight instructor witnessed the accident and stated that during landing the airplane bounced about 30 to 50 feet above the ground, than stalled and impacted the ground nose first. Examination of the airplane by an FAA inspector revealed no pre-impact abnormalities of the airframe or engine.(.4)the pilot had recently purchased the airplane and had received about 1 hour of dual instruction with a certified flight instructor (CFI) in the airplane, prior to the accident flight. The pilot said he was having trouble keeping the airplane stable during the landing approach because it produced a lot of lift and wanted to fly. The pilot stated '...I was controlling my altitude with the throttle until I stalled and dropped..' The 1 hour of dual instruction the pilot received before the accident was his only fligth experience in make and model. (-23)pilot was receiving initial training with flight instructor. Pilot attempted to land solo down wind, bounced about 30 ft in the air, stalled and crashed nose first into the ground. Pilot sustained back injury and lacerations. The aircraft, an experimental home built was substantially damaged. Witnesses by flight instructor privacy data omitted and aircraft builder privacy data omitted.
As the FAA filed it
ON APRIL 3, 1998, ABOUT 1425 EASTERN STANDARD TIME, A HOMEBUILT TIERRA 11, N63250, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING A LANDING TO A PRIVATE AIRSTRIP IN WOOSTER, OHIO. THE CERTIFICATED PRIVATE PILOT WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED FOR THE FLIGHT CONDUCTED UNDER 14 CFR PART 91. ACCORDING TO A FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION INSPECTOR, THE PILOT HAD RECENTLY PURCHASED THE AIRPLANE AND WAS RECEIVING DUAL INSTRUCTION IN THE AIRPLANE PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT FLIGHT. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR WITNESSED THE ACCIDENT AND STATED THAT DURING LANDING THE AIRPLANE BOUNCED ABOUT 30 TO 50 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND, THAN STALLED AND IMPACTED THE GROUND NOSE FIRST. EXAMINATION OF THE AIRPLANE BY AN FAA INSPECTOR REVEALED NO PRE-IMPACT ABNORMALITIES OF THE AIRFRAME OR ENGINE.(.4)THE PILOT HAD RECENTLY PURCHASED THE AIRPLANE AND HAD RECEIVED ABOUT 1 HOUR OF DUAL INSTRUCTION WITH A CERTIFIED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR (CFI) IN THE AIRPLANE, PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT FLIGHT. THE PILOT SAID HE WAS HAVING TROUBLE KEEPING THE AIRPLANE STABLE DURING THE LANDING APPROACH BECAUSE IT PRODUCED A LOT OF LIFT AND WANTED TO FLY. THE PILOT STATED '...I WAS CONTROLLING MY ALTITUDE WITH THE THROTTLE UNTIL I STALLED AND DROPPED..' THE 1 HOUR OF DUAL INSTRUCTION THE PILOT RECEIVED BEFORE THE ACCIDENT WAS HIS ONLY FLIGTH EXPERIENCE IN MAKE AND MODEL. (-23)PILOT WAS RECEIVING INITIAL TRAINING WITH FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR. PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LAND SOLO DOWN WIND, BOUNCED ABOUT 30 FT IN THE AIR, STALLED AND CRASHED NOSE FIRST INTO THE GROUND. PILOT SUSTAINED BACK INJURY AND LACERATIONS. THE AIRCRAFT, AN EXPERIMENTAL HOME BUILT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. WITNESSES BY FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR ^PRIVACY DATA OM^ AND AIRCRAFT BUILDER ^PRIVACY DATA^.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.