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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Hunter John A-20 VISTA CRUISER · Mololla, OR · May 14, 2012

Date: May 14, 2012 · 10:30 local
Place: Mololla, OR
Airport: Off Airport
Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N9027M
NTSB investigation: NTSBWPR12CA206
Reported as: Hunter John A-20 Vista Cruiser
Reported engine: ROTAX SEE BOMBADIER
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Sport pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 207 total80 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days

N9027MRegistered now · Hunter John A-20 VISTA CRUISERS/N SA-20C-042 Airframe modelHunter John A-20 VISTA CRUISER Engine modelRotax SEE BOMBADIERReciprocating

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What happened

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Departed lenhardt airpark (7S9) attempted Off Airport practice landing on a logging road. Hard landing during rollout left wing appears to have struck rock causing aircraft to yaw to the left causing shearing of under carriage. LH and RH wing damage during impact. No injuries to sole occupant.

As the FAA filed it

DEPARTED LENHARDT AIRPARK (7S9) ATTEMPTED OFF AIRPORT PRACTICE LANDING ON A LOGGING ROAD. HARD LANDING DURING ROLLOUT LEFT WING APPEARS TO HAVE STRUCK ROCK CAUSING AIRCRAFT TO YAW TO THE LEFT CAUSING SHEARING OF UNDER CARRIAGE. LH AND RH WING DAMAGE DURING IMPACT. NO INJURIES TO SOLE OCCUPANT.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB WPR12CA206Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportMolalla, ORThe pilot's failure to maintain clearance from a rock during an off-airport landing.May 14, 2012 · Substantial damage