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Accident · Substantial damage
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FAA accident report · Univar 415-E · Camas, WA · February 19, 2009

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Date
February 19, 2009 · 13:45 local
Place
Camas, WA
Airport
Grove Field
Phase of flight
Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N94805
NTSB investigation
NTSBWPR09CA126
Reported as
Univar 415E
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Student
Pilot’s flight hours
33 total33 in this make and model2 in the last 90 days
N94805Registered now · Ercoupe 415-ES/N 4918 · Built 1948Airframe modelErcoupe 415-EEngine modelContinental C85 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Student pilot (privacy data omitted), with solo authorization, was practicing landings at his home base field, privacy data omitted. Pilot reported light headwind but did not have a weather report and was not intending to leave the area. Pilot landed near midfield at 1000’ marker on runway 25. Pilot reported 65/70 mph across threshold, VASI was “pink”. privacy data omitted Was “anticipating or starting to flare” when the aircraft dropped landed hard and bounced back into air 3 to 4 feet. The aircraft floated at a slow rate of speed for a short distance then the nose dropped and the aircraft crabbed slightly left, the nose gear and the right main contacted the runway while in a slight left crab. The side loading on the nose gear while landing, pushed left side engine mount attach points aft, bending the firewall, the left forward fuselage skin and stringers from the lower left engine mount to the upper left engine mount. The nose gear fork is bent along with nose gear axle and nose gear wheel halves are damaged. The propeller did not strike the runway.

As the FAA filed it

STUDENT PILOT (^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^), WITH SOLO AUTHORIZATION, WAS PRACTICING LANDINGS AT HIS HOME BASE FIELD, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. PILOT REPORTED LIGHT HEADWIND BUT DID NOT HAVE A WEATHER REPORT AND WAS NOT INTENDING TO LEAVE THE AREA. PILOT LANDED NEAR MIDFIELD AT 1000’ MARKER ON RUNWAY 25. PILOT REPORTED 65/70 MPH ACROSS THRESHOLD, VASI WAS “PINK”. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS “ANTICIPATING OR STARTING TO FLARE” WHEN THE AIRCRAFT DROPPED LANDED HARD AND BOUNCED BACK INTO AIR 3 TO 4 FEET. THE AIRCRAFT FLOATED AT A SLOW RATE OF SPEED FOR A SHORT DISTANCE THEN THE NOSE DROPPED AND THE AIRCRAFT CRABBED SLIGHTLY LEFT, THE NOSE GEAR AND THE RIGHT MAIN CONTACTED THE RUNWAY WHILE IN A SLIGHT LEFT CRAB. THE SIDE LOADING ON THE NOSE GEAR WHILE LANDING, PUSHED LEFT SIDE ENGINE MOUNT ATTACH POINTS AFT, BENDING THE FIREWALL, THE LEFT FORWARD FUSELAGE SKIN AND STRINGERS FROM THE LOWER LEFT ENGINE MOUNT TO THE UPPER LEFT ENGINE MOUNT. THE NOSE GEAR FORK IS BENT ALONG WITH NOSE GEAR AXLE AND NOSE GEAR WHEEL HALVES ARE DAMAGED. THE PROPELLER DID NOT STRIKE THE RUNWAY.

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 WPR09CA126Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCamas, WAThe pilot's misjudged landing flare and inadequate recovery from a bounced landing.Feb 19, 2009 · Substantial damage