# Accident 20100412031279A: Ercoupe 415-C, Columbiaville, MI, April 12, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 12, 2010, 12:00 local time
- Place: Columbiaville, MI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.1250° N, 83.4503° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1250&lon=-83.4503&mi=10
- Aircraft: N93876, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N93876-2020-09-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ercoupe 415-C (registry code 0420322, https://openairdocs.org/model/ercoupe-415-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C75 series (registry code 17005, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c75-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ERCOUPE 415-C
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR C-85-12
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,052 total, 460 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN10LA203](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10LA203) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100412031279A

## Narrative

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

CLARENCE F. LEAZENBY, PRIVATE PILOT 1684382, OPERATING UNDER SPORT PILOT RULES USING A DRIVER'S LICENSE FOR A MEDICAL.MI D/L #^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^MADE NORMAL APPROACH AND LANDING TO THE SOUTH ON TURF RUNWAY, TOUCHED DOWN APPROXIMATELY 500' FROM APPROACH END.  DURING ROLLOUT THE AIRCRAFT WENT OVER A SMALL RISE IN THE RUNWAY AND THE PIC BELIEVES HE MIGHT HAVE BUMPED THE THROTTLE ADDING SOME POWER, BUT NOT NOTICEABLE.  DURING NORMAL BRAKING, BRAKING ACTION WAS LOST APPROXIMATELY 400' FROM THE SOUTH END OF THE RUNWAY.  WHEN IT WAS APPARENT THAT HE WAS NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO STOP BEFORE OVERRUNNING RUNWAY THE PIC SHUT THE ENGINE OFF.  AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE SOUTH END OF THE RUNWAY AND ROLLED DOWN AND EMBANKMENT COMING TO REST APPROXIMATELY 200' FROM THE SOUTH END OF THE RUNWAY.  WHILE ROLLING DOWN THE EMBANKMENT THE NOSE WHEEL STRUCK AN OLD ANT HILL AND DUG INTO THE SOFT GROUND CAUSING THE NOSE GEAR TO FAIL AFT AND DAMAGING THE NOSE GEAR, ENGINE MOUNT, LOWER ENGINE COWL, AND FIREWALL.  THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT CAME DOWN CAUSING ONE BLADE ON THE PROPELLER TO DIG INTO THE GROUND BENDING IT AFT; THERE WAS NO ROTATIONAL SCORING OR EVIDENCE THAT THE ENGINE WAS OPERATING AFTER THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE PREPARED SURFACE.  THE RIGHT WING STRUCK A SMALL TREE CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE WING LEADING EDGE AND PUSHED THE WING AFT SLIGHTLY CAUSING BUCKLING IN THE RIGHT WING TO FUSELAGE FAIRING.  THE LEFT WING WAS PUSHED AFT CAUSING THE LEFT AILERON INBOARD SIDE TO CONTACT THE WING TO FUSELAGE FAIRING, BENDING THE AILERON AND BUCKLING THE FAIRING AND WING SKINS.  THERE WAS MINOR DAMAGE TO THE LEFT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER.

## 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 CEN10LA203](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10LA203), Apr 12, 2010: Univair 415-C (N93876), Columbiaville, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot misjudged his speed and distance while landing, which resulted in an overrun and subsequent collision with terrain.

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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