# Accident 20010422009889A: Underwood Joe STEVENSACRO LAZER Z, Bossier City, LA, April 22, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 22, 2001, 16:00 local time
- Place: Bossier City, LA
- Damage: No damage
- Location: 32.5091° N, 93.5990° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.5091&lon=-93.5990&mi=10
- Aircraft: N363WB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N363WB-2009-02-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Underwood Joe STEVENSACRO LAZER Z (registry code 05646FL, https://openairdocs.org/model/underwood-joe-stevensacro-lazer-z) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming HIO-360 series (registry code 41524, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-hio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW01LA103](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW01LA103) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010422009889A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE A/C WAS IN A LEVEL FLIGHT ATTITUDE APPROXIMATELY 50' AGL FLYING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED.FOR UNKNOWN REASONS THE AIRCRAFT PITCHED DOWN AND HIT THE GROUND FLAT. THE INITIAL CONTACT WITH THE GROUND CAUSED THE LANDING GEAR TO BEND (CURL UP), IT THEN BOUNCED AIRBORNE, THE WOODEN PROPELLER WAS SPLINTERED AND BOTH BLADES BROKE OFF AS THE AIRCRAFT MADE ITS SECOND CONTACT WITH THE GROUND.  THE AIRCRAFT BECAME AIRBORNE AGAIN AND HIT THE GROUND SEVERAL TIMES, SHEDDING FARING AND CAME TO REST APPROXIMATELY 3000 FEET FROM WHERE IT INITIALLY HIT THE GROUND.  THE PILOT WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL HOSPITAL WHERE HE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH COMPRESSION FRACTURES TO SEVERAL OF HIS VERTIBRATE.  U.S. AIRFORCE PERSONNEL SECURED THE SCENE AND TOOK PICTURES OF THE WRECKAGE AND ALONG THE GROUND IMPACT AREA.  SEE ATTACHED WITNESS STATEMENTS AND PICTURES.

## 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 FTW01LA103](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW01LA103), Apr 22, 2001: Joe Underwood Lazer Z (N363WB), Bossier City, LA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain control during the low level maneuver. A contribiting factor was the windshear.

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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