What happened
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(-23)On October 30, 1510 MST, an otero-pitts S1 (N47BS) registered to david a. otero, 308 la chamisal lane, nw, alnuquerque, NM 87107, received substantial damage when it landed short of the threshold to rwy 17 at Coronado Airport (4AC), Albuquerque, NM. The private pilot, MS. Simone aaberg karen, 313 read stree, santa fe, NM 87501, was not injured. Bisual meteorological conditions and no flight plan was filed for the VFR flight under 14 CFR part 91 that departed Coronado, approx. 30 minutes before the accident. Witnesses on the fround stated the pilot had made one previous approach and gone around rather than land long. On the second approach, the a/c made a normal pattern and entered final without a slip or crab (causing the pilots vision of the runway threshold to be blocked) and touched down approx. 3 - 5 feet short of the runway. The terrain slopes up to the runway threshold and the a/c's main landing gear touched approx. 1-2 feet below the runway surface. The main landing gear collapsed rearward at touchdown and the a/c slid downthe runway surface. Witnesses also stated the wind had increased and was gusting from the south while the a/c was airborne. This may have been a contributing factor to landing short from a power-off approach, as it would increase the angle of descent. The a/c was released to the owner and removed from the runway. On October 31, the pilot was interviewed at the abq FSDO, MS. Karen has logged approx. 30 hours flying time in this type of aircraft (10 of those hours in N47BS). Ms. Karen stated she had aborted her first landing because she realized she would have landed too FAR down the runway. On the second approach, she felt that it would land just beyond the threshold. She stated the nose of the a/c blocked her view of the runway, and she had not been taught to use a crab/slip on final approach to allow her to seee past the nose. Ms. Karen was counseled on approach and landing technique with respect to using a crab/slip to allow the pilot to see the approach end of the runway, and landing on the very approach end of the runway, while desirable, is not absolutely necessary.
As the FAA filed it
(-23)ON OCTOBER 30, 1510 MST, AN OTERO-PITTS S1 (N47BS) REGISTERED TO DAVID A. OTERO, 308 LA CHAMISAL LANE, NW, ALNUQUERQUE, NM 87107, RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHEN IT LANDED SHORT OF THE THRESHOLD TO RWY 17 AT CORONADO AIRPORT (4AC), ALBUQUERQUE, NM. THE PRIVATE PILOT, MS. SIMONE AABERG KAREN, 313 READ STREE, SANTA FE, NM 87501, WAS NOT INJURED. BISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE VFR FLIGHT UNDER 14 CFR PART 91 THAT DEPARTED CORONADO, APPROX. 30 MINUTES BEFORE THE ACCIDENT. WITNESSES ON THE FROUND STATED THE PILOT HAD MADE ONE PREVIOUS APPROACH AND GONE AROUND RATHER THAN LAND LONG. ON THE SECOND APPROACH, THE A/C MADE A NORMAL PATTERN AND ENTERED FINAL WITHOUT A SLIP OR CRAB (CAUSING THE PILOTS VISION OF THE RUNWAY THRESHOLD TO BE BLOCKED) AND TOUCHED DOWN APPROX. 3 - 5 FEET SHORT OF THE RUNWAY. THE TERRAIN SLOPES UP TO THE RUNWAY THRESHOLD AND THE A/C'S MAIN LANDING GEAR TOUCHED APPROX. 1-2 FEET BELOW THE RUNWAY SURFACE.THE MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED REARWARD AT TOUCHDOWN AND THE A/C SLID DOWNTHE RUNWAY SURFACE. WITNESSES ALSO STATED THE WIND HAD INCREASED AND WAS GUSTING FROM THE SOUTH WHILE THE A/C WAS AIRBORNE. THIS MAY HAVE BEEN A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR TO LANDING SHORT FROM A POWER-OFF APPROACH, AS IT WOULD INCREASE THE ANGLE OF DESCENT. THE A/C WAS RELEASED TO THE OWNER AND REMOVED FROM THE RUNWAY. ON OCTOBER 31, THE PILOT WAS INTERVIEWED AT THE ABQ FSDO, MS. KAREN HAS LOGGED APPROX. 30 HOURS FLYING TIME IN THIS TYPE OF AIRCRAFT (10 OF THOSE HOURS IN N47BS). MS. KAREN STATED SHE HAD ABORTED HER FIRST LANDING BECAUSE SHE REALIZED SHE WOULD HAVE LANDED TOO FAR DOWN THE RUNWAY. ON THE SECOND APPROACH, SHE FELT THAT IT WOULD LAND JUST BEYOND THE THRESHOLD. SHE STATED THE NOSE OF THE A/C BLOCKED HER VIEW OF THE RUNWAY, AND SHE HAD NOT BEEN TAUGHT TO USE A CRAB/SLIP ON FINAL APPROACH TO ALLOW HER TO SEEE PAST THE NOSE. MS. KAREN WAS COUNSELED ON APPROACH AND LANDING TECHNIQUE WITH RESPECT TO USING A CRAB/SLIP TO ALLOW THE PILOT TO SEE THE APPROACH END OF THE RUNWAY, AND LANDING ON THE VERY APPROACH END OF THE RUNWAY, WHILE DESIRABLE, IS NOT ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY.
NTSB investigation
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