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FAA accident report · Amtr Merlin · Kenai, AK · September 11, 2004

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Date
September 11, 2004 · 16:40 local
Place
Kenai, AK
Airport
Kenai Municipal
Phase of flight
Go Round (Aborted VFR)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N354B
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC04CA108
Reported as
Amtr Merlin
Reported engine
Continental O200*
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
300 total130 in this make and model40 in the last 90 days
N354BRegistration cancelled Jan 31, 2006 · Bailey Marvin F MERLIN G TS/N MB-99Airframe modelBailey Marvin F MERLIN G T

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What happened

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

(-23) On September 11, 20O4, about 16:40 Alaska daylight time, an experimental bailey Merlin gt airplane, N354B, sustained substantial damage when it collided with terrain during an aborted landing at the Kenai airport, Kenai, Alaska. The aircraft was piloted by the owner marvin bailey, and was being operated under 14 CFR part 91, VFR, on a personal local flight. The private pilot and lone passenger were not injured. During a telephone conversation with the pilot and the FAA investigator in charge it was determined that the pilot realized he had made several errors. His first admitted error was accepting a landing clearance with a quartering tailwind. His second admitted error was not initiating a go around immediately. The pilot reported that the aircraft bounced on his initial landing and he tried to salvage the landing, the aircraft bounced again at which time a gust yawed the aircraft to a direct downwind heading. When the pilot did apply full power to go around the aircraft sank to the ground collapsing the landing gear and damaging the left wing.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON SEPTEMBER 11, 20O4, ABOUT 16:40 ALASKA DAYLIGHT TIME, AN EXPERIMENTAL BAILEY MERLIN GT AIRPLANE, N354B, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHEN IT COLLIDED WITH TERRAIN DURING AN ABORTED LANDING AT THE KENAI AIRPORT, KENAI, ALASKA. THE AIRCRAFT WAS PILOTED BY THE OWNER MARVIN BAILEY, AND WAS BEING OPERATED UNDER 14 CFR PART 91, VFR, ON A PERSONAL LOCAL FLIGHT. THE PRIVATE PILOT AND LONE PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED. DURING A TELEPHONE CONVERSATION WITH THE PILOT AND THE FAA INVESTIGATOR IN CHARGE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE PILOT REALIZED HE HAD MADE SEVERAL ERRORS. HIS FIRST ADMITTED ERROR WAS ACCEPTING A LANDING CLEARANCE WITH A QUARTERING TAILWIND. HIS SECOND ADMITTED ERROR WAS NOT INITIATING A GO AROUND IMMEDIATELY. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED ON HIS INITIAL LANDING AND HE TRIED TO SALVAGE THE LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED AGAIN AT WHICH TIME A GUST YAWED THE AIRCRAFT TO A DIRECT DOWNWIND HEADING. WHEN THE PILOT DID APPLY FULL POWER TO GO AROUND THE AIRCRAFT SANK TO THE GROUND COLLAPSING THE LANDING GEAR AND DAMAGING THE LEFT WING.

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 ANC04CA108Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportKenai, AKThe pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions during the landing roll, which resulted in an in-flight collision with terrain during the subsequent aborted landing. A factor associated with the accident was a gusty wind condition.Sep 12, 2004 · Substantial damage