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FAA incident report · Letarte Pat Acro Sport · Lebanon, OH · April 21, 2010

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Date
April 21, 2010 · 14:00 local
Place
Lebanon, OH
Airport
Warren County
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N59NE
Reported as
Letarte Pat Acro Sport
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
600 total1 in this make and model1 in the last 90 days
N59NERegistration cancelled Oct 6, 2026 · Letarte Patrick ACRO SPORT IIS/N 59 · Built 2010Airframe modelLetarte Patrick ACRO SPORT IIEngine modelLycoming O-290-D2Reciprocating

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What happened

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Incident witnessed by two FAA inspectors and one private citizen. Aircraft (acrosport ii), piloted by mr. Letarte, made a hard landing bouncing 15 to 20 feet into the air before hitting the runway and again bouncing back into the air. On the third touchdown the aircraft began a bouncing oscilliation from the left main tire to the right main tire and back, as it traveled down the runway. The aircraft then left our field of view. As we approached the center of the runway we could see the aircraft off to the right side of the runway in the grass, but was now facing the opposite direction (south). Mr. Letarte was out of the aircraft walking back to the hanger area. Mr. Letarte appeared to be uninjured at this time. As we approached the aircraft we could see the right main gear collapsed under the right wing. The rest of the aircraft appeared to suffer no physical damage. The weather was sunny with a light breeze. Approach was made to runway '1' at the Lebanon/Warren County Airport, Ohio (I68).

As the FAA filed it

INCIDENT WITNESSED BY TWO FAA INSPECTORS AND ONE PRIVATE CITIZEN. AIRCRAFT (ACROSPORT II), PILOTED BY MR. LETARTE, MADE A HARD LANDING BOUNCING 15 TO 20 FEET INTO THE AIR BEFORE HITTING THE RUNWAY AND AGAIN BOUNCING BACK INTO THE AIR. ON THE THIRD TOUCHDOWN THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN A BOUNCING OSCILLIATION FROM THE LEFT MAIN TIRE TO THE RIGHT MAIN TIRE AND BACK, AS IT TRAVELED DOWN THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT THEN LEFT OUR FIELD OF VIEW. AS WE APPROACHED THE CENTER OF THE RUNWAY WE COULD SEE THE AIRCRAFT OFF TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY IN THE GRASS, BUT WAS NOW FACING THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION (SOUTH). MR. LETARTE WAS OUT OF THE AIRCRAFT WALKING BACK TO THE HANGER AREA. MR. LETARTE APPEARED TO BE UNINJURED AT THIS TIME. AS WE APPROACHED THE AIRCRAFT WE COULD SEE THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED UNDER THE RIGHT WING. THE REST OF THE AIRCRAFT APPEARED TO SUFFER NO PHYSICAL DAMAGE. THE WEATHER WAS SUNNY WITH A LIGHT BREEZE. APPROACH WAS MADE TO RUNWAY '1' AT THE LEBANON/WARREN COUNTY AIRPORT, OHIO (I68).

Other reports on N59NE · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Incident 20130923018699ILanding: Touchdown · Lowell, MIOn September 23, 2013 at 1835 eastern daylight time, an experimental Acro Sport II aircraft, N59NE, registered to and operated by a private pilot, received minor damage when its landing gear collapsed after a hard landing on runway 06 at the Lowell city…Sep 23, 2013 · Minor damage