# Accident 20070831823939A: Univar 415C, Middletown, OH, August 31, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 31, 2007, 12:30 local time
- Place: Middletown, OH
- Airport: Hook Field Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.5308° N, 84.3953° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5308&lon=-84.3953&mi=10
- Aircraft: N93783, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N93783-2019-10-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Engineering & Research ERCOUPE 415-C (registry code 0420312, https://openairdocs.org/model/engineering-research-ercoupe-415-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C75 series (registry code 17005, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c75-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: UNIVAR 415C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 188 total, 35 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI07CA293](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07CA293) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070831823939A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON AUGUST 31, 2007, AT 1230 EDT, A ERCOUPE 415-C, N93783, REGISTERED TO THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ MADE A HARD LANDING ON THE NOSE GEAR AT MIDDLETOWN AIRPORT, OHIO (MWO) WHILE ON A STUDENT SOLO FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME. NO VFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. THE STUDENT PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT MIDDLETOWN AIRPORT, OHIO (MWO) ON AUGUST 31, 2007 AT 1200 EDT.

## 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 CHI07CA293](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07CA293), Aug 31, 2007: Ercoupe Ercoupe 415C (N93783), Middletown, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper flare and his inadequate recovery from the bounced landing. A contributing factor was the lower than normal airspeed maintained during the final approach.

## Other reports on N93783 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20000216000859I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000216000859I), Feb 16, 2000: Univar 415C (N93783), Kissimmee, FL. On February 16, 2000, an engineering & research (aircoupe) aircraft made an emergency landing in a field after having exausted its fuel supply due to the loss…

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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