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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Univar 415C · Valkaria, FL · July 29, 2007

Date: July 29, 2007 · 15:05 local
Place: Valkaria, FL
Airport: Valkaria
Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N87026
NTSB investigation: NTSBMIA07CA128
Reported as: Univar 415C
Reported engine: Continental C85*
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 854 total26 in this make and model14 in the last 90 days

N87026Registration cancelled Jul 12, 2012 · Engineering & Research ERCOUPE 415-CS/N 199 Airframe modelEngineering & Research ERCOUPE 415-C

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What happened

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(-23) Pilot stated that while attempting to land on runway 27 at Valkaria Airport, he initiated a go-around because of low airspeed and increasing vertical descent rate of Ercoupe N87026. Pilot further stated that during the attempt to go-around, the aircraft banked sharply to the right and continued to descend, causing the right wing tip to strike the ground, followed by the entire aircraft impacting the ground and coming to rest. Pilot reported no mechanical or flight control defects associated with N87026. Investigation of the accident site revealed that the right wing tip of N87026 struck the ground approximately 200 feet north of runway 27 and the aircraft came to rest, uprightly, approximately 440 feet north of runway 27 on a magnetic heading to approximately 350 degrees. Flight control continuity was positively established, no pre-impact causal mechanical defects were found, and no adverse meteorological conditions existed at the time of the accident.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LAND ON RUNWAY 27 AT VALKARIA AIRPORT, HE INITIATED A GO-AROUND BECAUSE OF LOW AIRSPEED AND INCREASING VERTICAL DESCENT RATE OF ERCOUPE N87026. PILOT FURTHER STATED THAT DURING THE ATTEMPT TO GO-AROUND, THE AIRCRAFT BANKED SHARPLY TO THE RIGHT AND CONTINUED TO DESCEND, CAUSING THE RIGHT WING TIP TO STRIKE THE GROUND, FOLLOWED BY THE ENTIRE AIRCRAFT IMPACTING THE GROUND AND COMING TO REST. PILOT REPORTED NO MECHANICAL OR FLIGHT CONTROL DEFECTS ASSOCIATED WITH N87026. INVESTIGATION OF THE ACCIDENT SITE REVEALED THAT THE RIGHT WING TIP OF N87026 STRUCK THE GROUND APPROXIMATELY 200 FEET NORTH OF RUNWAY 27 AND THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST, UPRIGHTLY, APPROXIMATELY 440 FEET NORTH OF RUNWAY 27 ON A MAGNETIC HEADING TO APPROXIMATELY 350 DEGREES. FLIGHT CONTROL CONTINUITY WAS POSITIVELY ESTABLISHED, NO PRE-IMPACT CAUSAL MECHANICAL DEFECTS WERE FOUND, AND NO ADVERSE METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS EXISTED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.

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 MIA07CA128Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportValkaria, FLThe pilot's failure to maintain airspeed which resulted in an inadvertent stall and subsequent collision with the runway.Jul 29, 2007 · Substantial damage