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FAA accident report · Amtr RV9A · Deshler, OH · October 19, 2003

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Date
October 19, 2003 · 10:45 local
Place
Deshler, OH
Airport
Deshler Municipal Landing Strip Apt
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N786HL
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC04LA012
Reported as
Amtr RV9A
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,500 total85 in this make and model

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) N786HL was attempting a Landing at Deshler airport (6D7) runway 5. The aircraft was observed to bounce twice on the grass runway, the nose gear bent rearward and the propellers struck the ground and sheared off. This caused the aircraft to flip forward and upside down onto its canopy. The damage was substantial to the aircraft. The front nose gear was bent up and rearward, firewall and cockpit floorboard was buckled up and in, right wing tip was damaged, cockpit canopy was shattered, rudder and vertical stabilizer was damaged, the engine cowling was damaged and all three propeller blades were sheared off. The owner, Mr. Preiss, stated that he was going too fast, about 80MPH, the Landing speed should have been 45-50 mph. In addition Mr. Preiss stated that he did not have any flaps selected for the Landing. Mr. Preiss did not mention of any mechanical malfunctions. There were two people on-board the aircraft Mr. Preiss and his wife privacy data omitted Mr. Preiss sutained serious injuries to his back-Mrs. Preiss sustained minor injuries.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) N786HL WAS ATTEMPTING A LANDING AT DESHLER AIRPORT (6D7) RUNWAY 5. THE AIRCRAFT WAS OBSERVED TO BOUNCE TWICE ON THE GRASS RUNWAY, THE NOSE GEAR BENT REARWARD AND THE PROPELLERS STRUCK THE GROUND AND SHEARED OFF. THIS CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO FLIP FORWARD AND UPSIDE DOWN ONTO ITS CANOPY. THE DAMAGE WAS SUBSTANTIAL TO THE AIRCRAFT. THE FRONT NOSE GEAR WAS BENT UP AND REARWARD, FIREWALL AND COCKPIT FLOORBOARD WAS BUCKLED UP AND IN, RIGHT WING TIP WAS DAMAGED, COCKPIT CANOPY WAS SHATTERED, RUDDER AND VERTICAL STABILIZER WAS DAMAGED, THE ENGINE COWLING WAS DAMAGED AND ALL THREE PROPELLER BLADES WERE SHEARED OFF. THE OWNER, MR. PREISS, STATED THAT HE WAS GOING TOO FAST, ABOUT 80MPH, THE LANDING SPEED SHOULD HAVE BEEN 45-50 MPH. IN ADDITION MR. PREISS STATED THAT HE DID NOT HAVE ANY FLAPS SELECTED FOR THE LANDING. MR. PREISS DID NOT MENTION OF ANY MECHANICAL MALFUNCTIONS. THERE WERE TWO PEOPLE ON-BOARD THE AIRCRAFT MR. PREISS AND HIS WIFE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITT^ MR. PREISS SUTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES TO HIS BACK-MRS. PREISS SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB NYC04LA012Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportDeshler, OHThe pilot's improper bounced landing recovery. Factor were the pilot's excessive airspeed at touchdown, and his improper use of the wing flaps, by lowering them at touchdown.Oct 19, 2003 · Substantial damage