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FAA incident report · Amtr ACRO SPORT · Lorain - Elyria, OH · August 22, 1999

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Date
August 22, 1999 · 13:20 local
Place
Lorain - Elyria, OH
Airport
Lorain County Regional
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N38RH
Reported as
Amtr Acrosport
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,274 total62 in this make and model6 in the last 90 days
N38RHRegistered now · Hartzell Richard E ACRO SPORTS/N 106 · Built 1987Airframe modelHartzell Richard E ACRO SPORTEngine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Acft veered off the rwy on landing, struck the VASI, and the landing gear collapsed. (-23) on August 22, 1999, at 1320 EDT, an experimental amateur built, richard e. hartzell, Acrosport, N38RH, lost directional control upon landing at Lorain County Regional Airport (22G/LPR), Elyria, OH, and collided with runway lights and a VASI light, at the conclusion of a pleasure flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time. No flight plan had been filed. The aircraft sustained minor damage. The approximately certificated pilot, the only occupant, received no injuries. The flight originated from griffing-sandusky airport on August 22, 1999, at approx 1300 EDT. Subsequent investigation found the left main landing gear lower bungee cord attachment post broken, allowing the cord to become disconnected, causing the left wing to settle lower than normal. The pilot felt he was compensating for this with opposite (right) aileron and rudder control, causing him to drift off to the right side of the runway, striking 3 runway lights and finally coming to rest again a VASI light.

As the FAA filed it

ACFT VEERED OFF THE RWY ON LANDING, STRUCK THE VASI, AND THE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED. (-23) ON AUGUST 22, 1999, AT 1320 EDT, AN EXPERIMENTAL AMATEUR BUILT, RICHARD E. HARTZELL, ACROSPORT, N38RH, LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL UPON LANDING AT LORAIN COUNTY REGIONAL AIRPORT (22G/LPR), ELYRIA, OH, AND COLLIDED WITH RUNWAY LIGHTS AND A VASI LIGHT, AT THE CONCLUSION OF A PLEASURE FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME. NO FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE. THE APPROXIMATELY CERTIFICATED PILOT, THE ONLY OCCUPANT, RECEIVED NO INJURIES. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM GRIFFING-SANDUSKY AIRPORT ON AUGUST 22, 1999, AT APPROX 1300 EDT. SUBSEQUENT INVESTIGATION FOUND THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR LOWER BUNGEE CORD ATTACHMENT POST BROKEN, ALLOWING THE CORD TO BECOME DISCONNECTED, CAUSING THE LEFT WING TO SETTLE LOWER THAN NORMAL. THE PILOT FELT HE WAS COMPENSATING FOR THIS WITH OPPOSITE (RIGHT) AILERON AND RUDDER CONTROL, CAUSING HIM TO DRIFT OFF TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY, STRIKING 3 RUNWAY LIGHTS AND FINALLY COMING TO REST AGAIN A VASI LIGHT.