# Accident 20110804016799A: Aerosport Ltd IKARUS C42E, East Troy, WI, August 4, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 4, 2011, 18:30 local time
- Place: East Troy, WI
- Airport: East Troy Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.7972° N, 88.3725° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7972&lon=-88.3725&mi=10
- Aircraft: N577JP, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N577JP) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aerosport IKARUS C42E (registry code 05621Q7, https://openairdocs.org/model/aerosport-ikarus-c42e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) (registry code 09050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AEROSPORT LTD IKARUS C42E
- Reported engine: BOMBARDIER ROTAX (ALL)
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 1,019 total, 21 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN11LA549](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11LA549) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110804016799A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 CEN11LA549](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11LA549), Aug 4, 2011: Aerosport Ikarus C42E (N577JP), East Troy, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The 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.

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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