# Accident 20120501006879A: Campbell David LEGACY, Durango, CO, May 1, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 1, 2012, 12:30 local time
- Place: Durango, CO
- Airport: Animous Air Park
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.2031° N, 107.8692° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2031&lon=-107.8692&mi=10
- Aircraft: N12KX, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N12KX-2018-01-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Campbell David LEGACY (registry code 0561749, https://openairdocs.org/model/campbell-david-legacy) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CAMPBELL DAVID LEGACY
- Reported engine: AMA/EXPR UNKNOWN ENG
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 758 total, 187 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN12CA263](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12CA263) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120501006879A

## Narrative

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

WHEN COMING IN FOR A LANDING, PILOT STATED HE ROUNDED OUT HIGH AND DROPPED IT ON TO THE RUNWAY (5-10 FEET).  AIRCRAFT TAIL BROKE APART IN 3 PLACES AFT OF AFT CABIN BULKHEAD.

## 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 CEN12CA263](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12CA263), May 1, 2012: Campbell David Legacy (N12KX), Durango, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper flare and subsequent aerodynamic stall, which resulted 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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