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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Aerosport IKARUS C42E · East Troy, WI · August 4, 2011

Date: August 4, 2011 · 18:30 local
Place: East Troy, WI
Airport: East Troy Municipal
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N577JP
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN11LA549
Reported as: Aerosport Ikarus C42E
Reported engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL)
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,019 total21 in this make and model15 in the last 90 days

N577JPRegistered now · Aerosport IKARUS C42ES/N 0605-6816 · Built 2006 Airframe modelAerosport IKARUS C42E Engine modelBombardier ROTAX (ALL)Reciprocating

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What happened

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

On the 4th touch and go of an instructional flight, student experienced a hard landing. Door popped open, and student lost focus and attempted to close door. Instructor attempted to correct problem, but wings were fully stalled. Instructor closed throttle. Aircraft departed left side of runway and impacted a ditch. Substantial damage sustained to aircraft, no injuries.

As the FAA filed it

ON THE 4TH TOUCH AND GO OF AN INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT, STUDENT EXPERIENCED A HARD LANDING. DOOR POPPED OPEN, AND STUDENT LOST FOCUS AND ATTEMPTED TO CLOSE DOOR. INSTRUCTOR ATTEMPTED TO CORRECT PROBLEM, BUT WINGS WERE FULLY STALLED. INSTRUCTOR CLOSED THROTTLE. AIRCRAFT DEPARTED LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY AND IMPACTED A DITCH. SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE SUSTAINED TO AIRCRAFT, NO INJURIES.

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 CEN11LA549Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportEast Troy, WIThe flight instrctor's delayed remedial action during landing. Contributing to the accident was the student pilot’s loss of directional control when he became distracted with the open door.Aug 4, 2011 · Substantial damage