# Accident 20080627840869A: PIETENCAMPER, Soldotna, AL, June 27, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 27, 2008, 07:29 local time
- Place: Soldotna, AL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 60.4800° N, 151.0667° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.4800&lon=-151.0667&mi=10
- Aircraft: N165MS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N165MS-2012-12-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Smith Marvin A PIETENPOL CAMPER (registry code 7040394, https://openairdocs.org/model/smith-marvin-a-pietenpol-camper) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIETENCAMPER
- Reported engine: LYC O290*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 75 total, 1 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC08CA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC08CA081) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080627840869A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE STUDENT PILOT WAS OPERATING THE AIRCRAFT IN THE TRAFFIC PATTERN. THE AIRCRAFT TURNED FINAL AND ESTABLISHED A STABILIZED APPROACH. WHILE ON SHROT FINAL THE AIRCRAFT DEVELOPED A HIGH RATE OF DESCENT AND IMPACTED THE RUNWAY SURFACE. THE RATE OF DESCENT ON IMPACT RESULTED IN THE FAILURE OF THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR. FOLLOWING THE FAILURE OF THE LANDING GEAR, THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY CENTERLINE TO THE LEFT.

## 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 ANC08CA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC08CA081), Jun 27, 2008: Marvin A. Smith Pietenpol Air Camper (N165MS), Soldotna, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's inadequate recovery from a bounced landing.

## Other reports on N165MS (1)

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

- [Incident 19860625041359I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860625041359I), Jun 25, 1986: Amtrpl AIRCAMPER (N165MS), Kenosha, WI, Minor damage. Engine sputtered and quit after pilot smelled steam. Landed in a field. Defective cooling system sprayed ignition.

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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