# Accident 20090912049339A: Pell Thomas SE5A REPLIC, Kimball Twp, MI, September 12, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 12, 2009, 15:30 local time
- Place: Kimball Twp, MI
- Airport: Saint Clair County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.9108° N, 82.5286° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9108&lon=-82.5286&mi=10
- Aircraft: N44062, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N44062) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Pell Thomas A SE5A REPLICA (registry code 05619HC, https://openairdocs.org/model/pell-thomas-a-se5a-replica) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PELL THOMAS SE5A REPLIC
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR 0-200 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 200 total, 10 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN09CA583](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA583) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090912049339A

## Narrative

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

^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ A PRIVATE PILOT, DEPARTED SAINT CLAIR COUNTY AIRPORT (KPHN) FOR A LOCAL VFR PLEASURE FLIGHT.  HE WAS FLYING A SE5A REPLICA CERTIFIED IN THE EXPERIMENTAL CATEGORY. THE WEATHER AT THE TIME OF DEPARTURE WAS CLEAR SKIES WITH A LIGHT WIND FROM THE NORTHEAST. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ FLEW AROUND THE LOCAL AREA FOR ALMOST AN HOUR AND THEN RETURNED TO KPHN FOR LANDING. HE FLEW THE TRAFFIC PATTERN FOR RUNWAY 04. DURING LANDING ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ FLARED THE AIRCRAFT HIGH AND REDUCED POWER TOO SOON CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO HIT HARD WITH SUBSEQUENT BOUNCES AND LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT GROUND LOOPED CAUSING THE GEAR TO COLLAPSE WHICH THEN HIT THE LEFT WING CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMMAGE. THE RIGHT WING ALSO EMPACTED THE GROUND BREAKING THE RIGHT WING SPAR.  DURING THE GROUND LOOP THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER STRIKING THE PROPELLER. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ EGRESSED THE AIRCRAFT WITH NO INJURIES.

## 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 CEN09CA583](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA583), Sep 12, 2009: Sierra E5A Replica (N44062), Port Huron, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during 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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