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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Indusa T211 THORPEDO · Saline Valley, CA · May 4, 2006

Date: May 4, 2006
Place: Saline Valley, CA
Phase of flight: Final Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N160SE
NTSB investigation: NTSBLAX06CA163
Reported as: Indusa T211THORPEDO
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 242 total23 in this make and model10 in the last 90 days

N160SERegistration cancelled Jan 13, 2009 · Indus T211 THORPEDOS/N 016S · Built 2005 Airframe modelIndus T211 THORPEDO Engine modelAmateur-built UNKNOWN ENG

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What happened

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(-23) During approach and landing at Saline Valley, CA airport, aircraft landed approx 200 yds short of runway after pilot allowed aircraft to become too low and too slow to recover. Aircraft sustained substantial damage with main landing gear and prop shearing, right flap buckled, engine cowling and firewall dented/buckled and dents/buckling in horizontal stabilizer. No injury to pilot. Pilot stated that his approach speed was approx 60 mph with 20 degrees of flap selected. Pilot recognized decrease in speed/altitude and applied power but was too late resulting in aircraft unable to recover and impacting surface in a wings level attitude.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) DURING APPROACH AND LANDING AT SALINE VALLEY, CA AIRPORT, AIRCRAFT LANDED APPROX 200 YDS SHORT OF RUNWAY AFTER PILOT ALLOWED AIRCRAFT TO BECOME TOO LOW AND TOO SLOW TO RECOVER. AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WITH MAIN LANDING GEAR AND PROP SHEARING, RIGHT FLAP BUCKLED, ENGINE COWLING AND FIREWALL DENTED/BUCKLED AND DENTS/BUCKLING IN HORIZONTAL STABILIZER. NO INJURY TO PILOT. PILOT STATED THAT HIS APPROACH SPEED WAS APPROX 60 MPH WITH 20 DEGREES OF FLAP SELECTED. PILOT RECOGNIZED DECREASE IN SPEED/ALTITUDE AND APPLIED POWER BUT WAS TOO LATE RESULTING IN AIRCRAFT UNABLE TO RECOVER AND IMPACTING SURFACE IN A WINGS LEVEL ATTITUDE.

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 LAX06CA163Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportDeath Valley, CAthe pilot's failure to maintain an adequate airspeed during final approach, which resulted in an inadvertent stall/mush and collision with terrain.May 4, 2006 · Substantial damage