# Accident 19990717009279A: Univar 415C, Bristol, WI, July 17, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 17, 1999, 20:15 local time
- Place: Bristol, WI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.5394° N, 88.0208° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5394&lon=-88.0208&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2980H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2980H) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ercoupe 415-C (registry code 0420322, https://openairdocs.org/model/ercoupe-415-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C75 series (registry code 17005, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c75-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: UNIVAR 415C
- Reported engine: CONT C8512
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 238 total, 25 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI99LA242](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA242) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990717009279A

## Narrative

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

(.19)ON JULY 17, 1999, AT 2015 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME (CDT), AN ERCOUPE 415-C, N2980H, OPERATED BY A PRIVATE PILOT, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHEN ON LANDING, THE AIRPLANE BOUNCED AND SUBSEQUENTLY IMPACTED ON TO A GRASS RUNWAY AT BRISTOL, WISCONSIN. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.  THE PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS BEING CONDUCTED UNDER 14 CFR PART 91.  THERE WAS NO FLIGHT PLAN ON FILE.  THE PILOT REPORTED NO INJURIES.  THE LOCAL FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT BRISTOL, WISCONSIN, AT 1940 CDT.  IN HIS STATEMENT TO A FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION (FAA) INSPECTOR, THE PILOT SAID THAT HE CAME IN TOO FAST FOR LANDING.  HE TOUCHED DOWN ON THE GRASS STRIP IN A HOLLOW AND BECAME AIRBORNE AGAIN. WHEN THE AIRPLANE CAME BACK DOWN, IT STRUCK THE RUNWAY HARD  WITH THE NOSE GEAR.  AN FAA INSPECTOR EXAMINED THE AIRPLANE AT THE AIRSTRIP.  THE AIRPLANE'S NOSE GEAR WAS BUCKLED AFT.  THE ENGINE MOUNTS WERE TWISTED AND BROKEN.  THE LOWER FIREWALL WAS BENT BACK.  THE SKIN AROUND THE LOWER COWLING AND FORWARD FUSELAGE WAS BUCKLED AND CRACKED.  FLIGHT CONTROL CONTINUITY WAS CONFIRMED.  EXAMINATION OF THE ENGINE, ENGINE CONTROLS AND OTHER AIRPLANE SYSTEMS REVEALED NO ANOMALIES.    (-23)LANDING ON GRASS STRIP. LANDED TOO FAST AND GOT AIRBORNE AGAIN OVER FIRST RISE.  CAME DOWN ON SECOND RISE NOSE FIRST AND NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED AND FOLDED UNDER BELLY.  PILOT STATED NO AIRCRAFT MALFUNCTION PRIOR TO CONTACTING GROUND THE SECOND TIME.

## 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 CHI99LA242](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA242), Jul 18, 1999: Ercoupe 415-C (N2980H), Bristol, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to perform a proper recovery from the bounced landing, resulting in the airplane's nose gear striking the runway. A factor relating to the accident was the excessive airspeed…

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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