20090109002059A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Parker 77 · Phoenix, AZ · January 9, 2009

Date: January 9, 2009 · 13:43 local
Place: Phoenix, AZ
Airport: Phoenix Deer Valley
Phase of flight: Landing
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N60DE
NTSB investigation: NTSBWPR09CA081
Reported as: Parker 77
Reported engine: Lycoming O290*
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 18,000 total30 in this make and model2 in the last 90 days

N60DERegistration cancelled Apr 2, 2022 · Parker 77S/N 1919 · Built 1977 Airframe modelParker 77 Engine modelLycoming 0-290 series4 cycle

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What happened

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(-23) The owner/pilot was doing touch and go landings for currency/proficiency. On the fifth landing, the pilot states he might have flared a little high, then settled in to the three point landing profile. The plane bounced a little. It started to oscillate, then it veered to the left. After it veered too FAR left, he couldn't straighten it out. The right landing gear folded under the fuselage, and the lower right wing struck the ground. Inspection of the aircraft revealed a broken wing rib on the lower right wing, along with a crack in the aft spar of the lower right wing approximately six to eight inches long starting at the tip of the wing.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE OWNER/PILOT WAS DOING TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS FOR CURRENCY/PROFICIENCY. ON THE FIFTH LANDING, THE PILOT STATES HE MIGHT HAVE FLARED A LITTLE HIGH, THEN SETTLED IN TO THE THREE POINT LANDING PROFILE. THE PLANE BOUNCED A LITTLE. IT STARTED TO OSCILLATE, THEN IT VEERED TO THE LEFT. AFTER IT VEERED TOO FAR LEFT, HE COULDN'T STRAIGHTEN IT OUT. THE RIGHT LANDING GEAR FOLDED UNDER THE FUSELAGE, AND THE LOWER RIGHT WING STRUCK THE GROUND. INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT REVEALED A BROKEN WING RIB ON THE LOWER RIGHT WING, ALONG WITH A CRACK IN THE AFT SPAR OF THE LOWER RIGHT WING APPROXIMATELY SIX TO EIGHT INCHES LONG STARTING AT THE TIP OF THE WING.

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 WPR09CA081Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPhoenix, AZThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's improper application of brakes.Jan 9, 2009 · Substantial damage