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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Aero AT SP Zoo AT-4 LSA · Concord, NH · May 31, 2011

Date: May 31, 2011 · 18:45 local
Place: Concord, NH
Phase of flight: Other, Specify
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N709PR
NTSB investigation: NTSBERA11CA319
Reported as: Aero AT SP Zoo AT-4 LSA
Reported engine: ROTAX 912ULS
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 1
Pilot’s certificate: Student
Pilot’s flight hours: 100 total100 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days

N709PRRegistration cancelled Jul 17, 2014 · Aero AT SP Zoo AT-4 LSAS/N AT4-022 Airframe modelAero AT SP Zoo AT-4 LSA Engine modelRotax 912ULS series4 cycle

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

The aircraft was landing on runway 17 in Concord NH (con) as the aircraft was about to touch down the right wing dipped low and the aircraft touched on the right main and then bounced up. The pilot decided to perform a "go around" and applied full power. The aircraft started to climb with the left wing low and right wing high, turning to the left. The aircraft then turned a hard left, still with the left wing low and right wing high and then started to loose altitude. The aircraft impacted the grass infield approximately 300FT left of runway 17, left wing first then the left main, then the nose, which folded the nose gear back. The propeller impacted the ground, destroying the prop. Then the right main and wing impacted the ground and the aircraft then flipped over its nose, landing upside down at about a 210 degree angle from runway 17.

As the FAA filed it

THE AIRCRAFT WAS LANDING ON RUNWAY 17 IN CONCORD NH (CON) AS THE AIRCRAFT WAS ABOUT TO TOUCH DOWN THE RIGHT WING DIPPED LOW AND THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED ON THE RIGHT MAIN AND THEN BOUNCED UP. THE PILOT DECIDED TO PERFORM A "GO AROUND" AND APPLIED FULL POWER. THE AIRCRAFT STARTED TO CLIMB WITH THE LEFT WING LOW AND RIGHT WING HIGH, TURNING TO THE LEFT. THE AIRCRAFT THEN TURNED A HARD LEFT, STILL WITH THE LEFT WING LOW AND RIGHT WING HIGH AND THEN STARTED TO LOOSE ALTITUDE. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GRASS INFIELD APPROXIMATELY 300FT LEFT OF RUNWAY 17, LEFT WING FIRST THEN THE LEFT MAIN, THEN THE NOSE, WHICH FOLDED THE NOSE GEAR BACK. THE PROPELLER IMPACTED THE GROUND, DESTROYING THE PROP. THEN THE RIGHT MAIN AND WING IMPACTED THE GROUND AND THE AIRCRAFT THEN FLIPPED OVER ITS NOSE, LANDING UPSIDE DOWN AT ABOUT A 210 DEGREE ANGLE FROM RUNWAY 17.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB ERA11CA319Accident · Serious injuriesData collectionFinal reportConcord, NHThe student pilot's loss of aircraft control during a go-around maneuver following a bounced landing.May 31, 2011 · Substantial damage