# Accident 20000420005139A: Ercoupe 415-D, Lindsay, TX, April 20, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 20, 2000, 10:45 local time
- Place: Lindsay, TX
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.6302° N, 97.2098° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6302&lon=-97.2098&mi=10
- Aircraft: N99470, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N99470-2003-04-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ercoupe 415-D (registry code 0420326, https://openairdocs.org/model/ercoupe-415-d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C75 series (registry code 17005, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c75-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW00LA129](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW00LA129) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000420005139A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON APRIL 20, 2000, AT 1045 CDT, AN ERCOUPE 415-D SINGLE-ENGINE AIRPLANE, N99470, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING AN APPROACH TO THE FREEDOM FIELD AIRPORT NEAR LINDSAY, TEXAS. THE A/C WAS REGISTERED TO MR. MICHAEL D. BROWN AND OPERATED BY MR. ROGER D. BROWN. THE STUDENT PILOT, SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRPLANE, SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED FOR THE PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM FREEDOM FIELD AIRPORT AT APPROXIMATELY 1000 CDT.THE STUDENT PILOT REPORTED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LAND ON RUNWAY 35, THE AIRPLANE ENCOUNTERED A DOWNDRAFT. THE A/C DESCENDED AND IMPACTED THE TOP OF AN EMBANKMENT LOCATED PRIOR TO THE RUNWAY. EXAMINATION OF THE A/C REVEALED THAT THE NOSE LANDING GEAR WAS FOLDED AFT, THE ENGINE MOUNT WAS FRACTURED, AND THE FIREWALL AND WING SPAR WERE STRUCTURALLY DAMAGED.

## 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 FTW00LA129](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW00LA129), Apr 20, 2000: Ercoupe 415-D (N99470), Lindsay, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions. A factor was the downdraft wind condition.

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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