What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On August 3, 2002, at 1050 CDT, Ercoupe 415B, N94431, was on approach to rwy 09, Palmyra Municipal Airport, WI (88C) with a pilot and instructor onboard for the purpose of a bi-annual flight review when it impacted the grass runway nose down, coming to a stop on the runway. The aircraft sustained substantial damage to the nose gear, propeller, engine mount, firewall, and belly skin. The pilot and flight instructor stated they were performing power off landings and this was the second procedure of the day. When interviewed the flight instructor stated the airspeed and attitude for this procedure was correct; the aircraft abruptly stopped flying, possibly due to wind shear factors.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON AUGUST 3, 2002, AT 1050 CDT, ERCOUPE 415B, N94431, WAS ON APPROACH TO RWY 09, PALMYRA MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, WI (88C) WITH A PILOT AND INSTRUCTOR ONBOARD FOR THE PURPOSE OF A BI-ANNUAL FLIGHT REVIEW WHEN IT IMPACTED THE GRASS RUNWAY NOSE DOWN, COMING TO A STOP ON THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE NOSE GEAR, PROPELLER, ENGINE MOUNT, FIREWALL, AND BELLY SKIN. THE PILOT AND FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR STATED THEY WERE PERFORMING POWER OFF LANDINGS AND THIS WAS THE SECOND PROCEDURE OF THE DAY. WHEN INTERVIEWED THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR STATED THE AIRSPEED AND ATTITUDE FOR THIS PROCEDURE WAS CORRECT; THE AIRCRAFT ABRUPTLY STOPPED FLYING, POSSIBLY DUE TO WIND SHEAR FACTORS.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.