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FAA incident report · Ercoup 415-C · La Porte, TX · October 9, 2008

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Date
October 9, 2008 · 15:20 local
Place
La Porte, TX
Airport
La Porte Municipal
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N3287H
Reported as
Ercoup 415C
Reported engine
Continental C7512
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Student
Pilot’s flight hours
29 total17 in this make and model6 in the last 90 days
N3287HRegistered now · Ercoupe 415-CS/N 3912 · Built 1946Airframe modelErcoupe 415-CEngine modelContinental A&C75 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) The pilot in command of N3287H was a student pilot on a solo flght at La Porte Municipal (T41), he was the sole occupant onboard. The pilot state that on his second landing on runway 12, the aircraft bounced and he attempted to adjust the throttle when it became disconnected. He then pulled the mixture control and the engine shut-down. The aircraft departed the runway about mid field and struck a runway marker causing damage to the right main landing gear and left wing.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE PILOT IN COMMAND OF N3287H WAS A STUDENT PILOT ON A SOLO FLGHT AT LA PORTE MUNICIPAL (T41), HE WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT ONBOARD. THE PILOT STATE THAT ON HIS SECOND LANDING ON RUNWAY 12, THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED AND HE ATTEMPTED TO ADJUST THE THROTTLE WHEN IT BECAME DISCONNECTED. HE THEN PULLED THE MIXTURE CONTROL AND THE ENGINE SHUT-DOWN. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY ABOUT MID FIELD AND STRUCK A RUNWAY MARKER CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR AND LEFT WING.