# Accident 20020803038169A: Univar 415G, Palmyra, WI, August 3, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 3, 2002, 10:50 local time
- Place: Palmyra, WI
- Airport: Palmyra Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.8833° N, 88.5975° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8833&lon=-88.5975&mi=10
- Aircraft: N94431, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N94431) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ercoupe G (registry code 0420722, https://openairdocs.org/model/ercoupe-g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: UNIVAR 415G
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 311 total, 173 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI02LA230](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02LA230) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020803038169A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 CHI02LA230](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02LA230), Aug 3, 2002: Ercoupe G (N94431), Palmyra, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: Failure by the pilot-in-command to properly compensate for the wind conditions, as well as an improper landing flare. Contibuting factors were the inadequate supervision by the flight instructor and…

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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