What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Acft landed hard, bounced 15 feet, the right wing struck the rwy. On December 16,1998, at 1726 central standard time, a pointer KR-2 experimantal home built airplane, N202DP, was substantially damaged while landing near Denton, Texas. The private pilot sustained serious injuries and his passenger sustained minor injuries. The airplane was registered and operated by the pilot/builder of the airplane under title 14CFR part 91. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the local flight for which a flight plan was not filed. The personal flight originated from the Denton Municipal Airport (dto) at an unknown time. According to an eyewtitness who was holding short for takeoff from runway 35, he observed the volkswagon powered low wing homebuilt airplane during the landing flare. The witness stated that the tricycle gear equiped airplane landed hard and bounced about 15 feet up in the air. The witness further stated that he experienced the pilot of the homebuilt airplane to add power and recover, but instead the airplane dropped onto the runway in a nose down attitude in a slight right turn. The airplane came to rest in the inverted position on the right of the runway. He FAA inspector that responded to the accident site confirmed that the fuselage and wings of the airplane sustained structural damage. (-23) on December 16, 1998, at 1726 central standard time, a pointer KR-2 experimental amateur built airplane, N202DP, was substantially damage while landing at Denton Municipal Airport (dto), Denton, Texas. The private/owner/builder sustained serious injuries and the passenger sustained minor injuries. The airplane was being operated on a local flight in visual meteorological conditions under CFR 14 part 91. No flight plan was filed. The personal flight originated from the Denton Municipal Airport (dto) at an unknown time.
As the FAA filed it
ACFT LANDED HARD, BOUNCED 15 FEET, THE RIGHT WING STRUCK THE RWY. ON DECEMBER 16,1998, AT 1726 CENTRAL STANDARD TIME, A POINTER KR-2 EXPERIMANTAL HOME BUILT AIRPLANE, N202DP, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHILE LANDING NEAR DENTON, TEXAS. THE PRIVATE PILOT SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES AND HIS PASSENGER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. THE AIRPLANE WAS REGISTERED AND OPERATED BY THE PILOT/BUILDER OF THE AIRPLANE UNDER TITLE 14CFR PART 91. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE LOCAL FLIGHT FOR WHICH A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED. THE PERSONAL FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM THE DENTON MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (DTO) AT AN UNKNOWN TIME. ACCORDING TO AN EYEWTITNESS WHO WAS HOLDING SHORT FOR TAKEOFF FROM RUNWAY 35, HE OBSERVED THE VOLKSWAGON POWERED LOW WING HOMEBUILT AIRPLANE DURING THE LANDING FLARE. THE WITNESS STATED THAT THE TRICYCLE GEAR EQUIPED AIRPLANE LANDED HARD AND BOUNCED ABOUT 15 FEET UP IN THE AIR. THE WITNESS FURTHER STATED THAT HE EXPERIENCED THE PILOT OF THE HOMEBUILT AIRPLANE TO ADD POWER AND RECOVER, BUT INSTEAD THE AIRPLANE DROPPED ONTO THE RUNWAY IN A NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE IN A SLIGHT RIGHT TURN. THE AIRPLANE CAME TO REST IN THE INVERTED POSITION ON THE RIGHT OF THE RUNWAY. HE FAA INSPECTOR THAT RESPONDED TO THE ACCIDENT SITE CONFIRMED THAT THE FUSELAGE AND WINGS OF THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED STRUCTURAL DAMAGE. (-23) ON DECEMBER 16, 1998, AT 1726 CENTRAL STANDARD TIME, A POINTER KR-2 EXPERIMENTAL AMATEUR BUILT AIRPLANE, N202DP, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGE WHILE LANDING AT DENTON MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (DTO), DENTON, TEXAS. THE PRIVATE/OWNER/BUILDER SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES AND THE PASSENGER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. THE AIRPLANE WAS BEING OPERATED ON A LOCAL FLIGHT IN VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS UNDER CFR 14 PART 91. NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE PERSONAL FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM THE DENTON MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (DTO) AT AN UNKNOWN TIME.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.