# Accident 20100627042619A: Schooley Fr SONEX, Punta Gorda, FL, June 27, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 27, 2010, 13:30 local time
- Place: Punta Gorda, FL
- Airport: Charlotte County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.9189° N, 81.9908° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.9189&lon=-81.9908&mi=10
- Aircraft: N363SX, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N363SX) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schooley Frank W SONEX (registry code 05625IG, https://openairdocs.org/model/schooley-frank-w-sonex) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Volkswagen CONVERSION (registry code 63501, https://openairdocs.org/engine/volkswagen-conversion) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCHOOLEY FR SONEX
- Reported engine: VOLKSWAGEN CONVERSION
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Sport pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 67 total, 4 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA10CA336](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10CA336) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100627042619A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT DEPARTED ON A LOCAL FLIGHT WITHOUT  INCIDENT. AS HE ENTERED THE LEFT TRAFFIC FOR RUNWAY 15 AND MADE A VISUAL APPROACH TO THE GRASS RUNWAY HE WAS USING ADJACENT TO THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT ADMITTED TO FLARING THE AIRPLANE HIGH, AND LANDED HARD IN THE GRASS SEPARATING THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR. HE STATED HE LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE AS IT NOSED OVER INVERTED AND CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. THERE WERE NO MECHANICAL PROBLEMS IDENTIFIED WITH THE AIRPLANE AT ANY TIME DURING LANDING.

## 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 ERA10CA336](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10CA336), Jun 27, 2010: Schooley Sonex (N363SX), Punta Gorda, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper flare, resulting in a hard 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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