# Accident 20080720841939A: Aespzo AT4LSA, Hemet, CA, July 20, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 20, 2008, 07:50 local time
- Place: Hemet, CA
- Airport: Hemet-Ryan
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.7344° N, 117.0264° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7344&lon=-117.0264&mi=10
- Aircraft: N706GB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N706GB-2019-08-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aero SP Z O O AT-4 LSA (registry code 060004P, https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-sp-z-o-o-at-4-lsa) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912ULS series (registry code 55572, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912uls-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AESPZO AT4LSA
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 36 total, 9 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX08LA236](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX08LA236) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080720841939A

## Narrative

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

(-23) STUDENT PILOT WAS PERFORMING TAKEOFF AND LANDING PRACTICE. DURING THE THIRD LANDING THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED FOLLOWING TOUCH DOWN AND CAME DOWN ON THE NOSE WHEEL AND MISALIGNED WITH THE RUNWAY. THE NOSE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A STOP ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY.

## 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 LAX08LA236](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX08LA236), Jul 20, 2008: Aero SP Z O O AT-4 LSA (N706GB), Hemet, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's improper landing flare and inadequate recovery from a bounced landing.

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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