# Accident 20111025024979A: Engineering & Research 415-C, Lebanon, OH, October 25, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 25, 2011, 13:30 local time
- Place: Lebanon, OH
- Airport: Lebanon-Warren County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.4622° N, 84.2519° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4622&lon=-84.2519&mi=10
- Aircraft: N93415, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N93415) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Engineering & Research 415-C (registry code 0420302, https://openairdocs.org/model/engineering-research-415-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C75 series (registry code 17005, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c75-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ENGINEERING & RESEARCH 415-C
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR A&C75 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Sport pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 100 total, 7 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN12CA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12CA045) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20111025024979A

## Narrative

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

THE OWNER WAS WORKING WITH A FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR ON AIRWORK.  THE OWNER FLARED LATE DURING A LANDING ATTEMPT WHICH RESULTED IN A HARD LANDING.  THE NOSE TIRE FAILED AND AN INSPECTION SHOWED THE FIREWALL WAS DAMAGED.REVIEWED BY RJH 11/14/2011

## 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 CEN12CA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12CA045), Oct 25, 2011: Engineering & Research 415-C (N93415), Lebanon, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing.

## Other reports on N93415 (1)

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

- [Accident 20091106053899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20091106053899A), Nov 6, 2009: Engineering 415-C (N93415), Xenia, OH, Substantial damage. On March 2, 2010 during routine surviellance of the maintenance facility at I19 it was discovered that on November 6, 2009, aircraft N93415 had struck a tree…

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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