# Accident 20090831016859A: Alon A2, Cleveland, OH, August 31, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 31, 2009, 14:50 local time
- Place: Cleveland, OH
- Airport: Cuyahoga County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5650° N, 81.4861° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5650&lon=-81.4861&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6363V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6363V) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Alon A2 (registry code 0540102, https://openairdocs.org/model/alon-a2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C90 series (registry code 17009, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ALON A2
- Reported engine: CONT C90*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 300 total, 290 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN09CA556](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA556) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090831016859A

## Narrative

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

AIRMAN FAILED TO MAINTAIN PROPER AIRSPEED CONTROL DURING TRANSITION AND STALLED THE AIRCRAFT APPROXIMATELY 15-20 FT ABOVE THE RUNWAY.  AIRMAN FURTHER FAILED TO TAKE CORRECTIVE ACTION WHEN BEHIND THE POWER CURVE.  AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A HARD LANDING.  AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF THE RUNWAY AND STRUCK A TAXIWAY LIGHT COMING TO REST ON THE GRASS INFIELD.

## 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 CEN09CA556](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA556), Aug 31, 2009: Alon A2 (N6363V), Richmond Hts., OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane during the landing flare.

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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