# Accident 20031019029309A: Amtr RV9A, Deshler, OH, October 19, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 19, 2003, 10:45 local time
- Place: Deshler, OH
- Airport: Deshler Municipal Landing Strip Apt
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.2158° N, 83.8744° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2158&lon=-83.8744&mi=10
- Aircraft: N786HL (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTR RV9A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,500 total, 85 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC04LA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC04LA012) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031019029309A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 NYC04LA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC04LA012), Oct 19, 2003: Preiss Vans RV-9A (N786HL), Deshler, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The 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.

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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