# Accident 20030528011039A: Univar E, Manvel, ND, May 28, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 28, 2003, 20:45 local time
- Place: Manvel, ND
- Airport: Heyde Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.0736° N, 97.1861° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.0736&lon=-97.1861&mi=10
- Aircraft: N94779, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N94779) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ercoupe E (registry code 0420504, https://openairdocs.org/model/ercoupe-e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: UNIVAR E
- Pilot flight hours: 90 total, 27 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI03LA139](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03LA139) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030528011039A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON MAY 28, 2003 AT APPROXIMATELY 2045 LOCAL TIME A ERCOUPE OWNED BY MR. DEAN WOIDTKE MADE A HARD LANDING ON THE SOD RUNWAY AND NOSED OVER, CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING, PROPELLER, NOSE GEAR AND FUSELAGE AT MANVEL, ND. VISUAL FLIGHT CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND WEATHER WAS NOT A FACTOR. THE PILOT HOLDS A PRIVATE PILOT CERTIFICATE.

## 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 CHI03LA139](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03LA139), May 29, 2003: Ercoupe 415E (N94779), Manvel, ND, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper flare and inadequate recovery from a bounced landing. A factor contributing to the accident was the collapse of the nose landing gear strut.

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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