What happened
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(.23) The pilot reported that he was on final approach for landing on runway 24, at the flabob airport (rir), rubidoux, CA., and was attempting to make a three point landing when the a/c hit the ground hard and bounced into the air, he applied power to recover but the a/c turned sharply to the left due to the engine torque(p-factor or asymmetric propellor loading). The a/c hit a chain link fence, approx. 100 feet from the runway and came to rest down an embankment. The pilot reported that he remembers turning off the fuel and starting to exit the a/c, when personnel from the airport arrived and helped him out of his plane. The pilot received serious injuries, but refused medical services at the scene and the a/c received substantial damages. (.4)on April 11, 2000, about 1030 hours pacific daylight time, an experimental taylor smith witman W-10, N90TS, sustained substantial damage when it veered off the runway and collided with a fence while landing at flabob airport, Riverside, California. The private pilot/owner operated the airplane under the provisions of 14 CFR part 91 and suffered minor injuries. The loca l personal flight departed about 1015 and stayed in the landing pattern. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed. The pilot informed the federal aviation administration accident coordinator that he made a 3-point landing, then bounced back into the air. He added power and the airplane veered to the left. The airplane departed the runway and collided with a fence running parallel to the runway.
As the FAA filed it
(.23) THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE WAS ON FINAL APPROACH FOR LANDING ON RUNWAY 24, AT THE FLABOB AIRPORT (RIR), RUBIDOUX, CA., AND WAS ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A THREE POINT LANDING WHEN THE A/C HIT THE GROUND HARD AND BOUNCED INTO THE AIR, HE APPLIED POWER TO RECOVER BUT THE A/C TURNED SHARPLY TO THE LEFT DUE TO THE ENGINE TORQUE(P-FACTOR OR ASYMMETRIC PROPELLOR LOADING). THE A/C HIT A CHAIN LINK FENCE, APPROX. 100 FEET FROM THE RUNWAY AND CAME TO REST DOWN AN EMBANKMENT. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE REMEMBERS TURNING OFF THE FUEL AND STARTING TO EXIT THE A/C, WHEN PERSONNEL FROM THE AIRPORT ARRIVED AND HELPED HIM OUT OF HIS PLANE. THE PILOT RECEIVED SERIOUS INJURIES, BUT REFUSED MEDICAL SERVICES AT THE SCENE AND THE A/C RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGES. (.4)ON APRIL 11, 2000, ABOUT 1030 HOURS PACIFIC DAYLIGHT TIME, AN EXPERIMENTAL TAYLOR SMITH WITMAN W-10, N90TS, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHEN IT VEERED OFF THE RUNWAY AND COLLIDED WITH A FENCE WHILE LANDING AT FLABOB AIRPORT, RIVERSIDE, CALIFORNIA. THE PRIVATE PILOT/OWNER OPERATED THE AIRPLANE UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 91 AND SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES. THE LOCA L PERSONAL FLIGHT DEPARTED ABOUT 1015 AND STAYED IN THE LANDING PATTERN. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE PILOT INFORMED THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION ACCIDENT COORDINATOR THAT HE MADE A 3-POINT LANDING, THEN BOUNCED BACK INTO THE AIR. HE ADDED POWER AND THE AIRPLANE VEERED TO THE LEFT. THE AIRPLANE DEPARTED THE RUNWAY AND COLLIDED WITH A FENCE RUNNING PARALLEL TO THE RUNWAY.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.