# Accident 20120818016509A: Fleet FLEET 16B, Bayport, NY, August 18, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 18, 2012, 17:00 local time
- Place: Bayport, NY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.7561° N, 73.0519° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7561&lon=-73.0519&mi=10
- Aircraft: N343SF, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N343SF) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Fleet FLEET 16B (registry code 3480502, https://openairdocs.org/model/fleet-fleet-16b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Kinner R5 series (registry code 37504, https://openairdocs.org/engine/kinner-r5-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FLEET FLEET 16B
- Reported engine: KINNER R5 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,460 total, 377 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA12CA520](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12CA520) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120818016509A

## Narrative

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

ONE AUGUST 18, 2012 AT APPROXIMATELY 2100 Z (1700 LOCAL), THE LANDING GEAR OF N343SF FAILED ON TOUCHDOWN, CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO SLIDE TO A STOP AND FLIP OVER WHILE LANDING NORTH AT BAYPORT AERODROME.THE PILOT WAS LANDING ON RUNWAY 36 (TURF RUNWAY 2740X150 FEET).  PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS SLIPPING THE AIRPLANE TO LOOSE ALTITUDE, CAME OUT OF THE SLIP AND FLARED FOR LANDING.  HE EXPECTED THE AIRCRAFT TO FLOAT IN GROUND EFFECT.  THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE RUNWAY 200 FEET FROM THRESHOLD LEAVING THREE DIVOTS IN THE TURF.  THE DIVOTS FROM THE MAIN WHEELS WERE 1.5 TO 2 INCHES DEEP.  THE PILOT STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT "HIT HARD".  THE MAIN LANDING GEAR PARTIALLY FAILED AND THE AIRCRAFT DRIFTED TO THE RIGHT.  ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, THE AIRCRAFT SLOWLY SANK DOWN TO THE NOSE, AND THE ENGINE/PROP/SPINNER DUG INTO THE TURF.  THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED OVER CAUSING ADDITIONAL DAMAGE TO THE TOP WING AND RUDDER.  THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST 295 FEET PAST THE POINT OF IMPACT.PILOT STATED THEY DEPARTED WITH FULL FUEL, 32 GALLONS, AND ESTIMATED APPROXIMATELY 24-26 GALLONS ONBOARD.  AIRCRAFT HAS LISTED EMPTY WEIGHT OF 1204, AND A GROSS WEIGHT OF 1878 POUNDS.  FULL OIL IS AN ADDITIONAL 22 POUNDS.  THE PILOT'S WEIGHT ON HIS MEDICAL IS 196, AND THE PASSENGER IS 193 POUNDS.  AIRCRAFT WAS APPROXIMATELY 1770 POUNDS ON IMPACT, AND UNDER MAXIMUM GROSS WEIGHT FOR ALL OPERATIONS.WEATHER REPORTED AT ISLIP AIRPORT, FIVE MILES NORTH WAS: FEW037 SCT050 SCT085 26/16 VIS10 AND THE WIND 340 AT 05 KNOTS.  PILOT STATED WIND AT THE AIRPORT WAS 5 KNOTS OR LESS FROM A WESTERLY DIRECTION.PILOT AND PASSENGER STATED THAT THEY WERE UNHURT.AIRCRAFT DAMAGE:  LANDING GEAR AND FUSELAGE FITTINGS, PROPELLER AND SPINNER, ENGINE (SUDDEN STOPPAGE), TOP WING INCLUDING A BROKEN SPAR, RUDDER.

## 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 ERA12CA520](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12CA520), Aug 18, 2012: Fleet Fleet 16B (N343SF), Bayport, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing.

## Other reports on N343SF (1)

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

- [Incident 20010429013869I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010429013869I), Apr 29, 2001: Fleet FLEET16B (N343SF), Sandy Hook, NJ, Minor damage. (-23) Flight of 5 biplanes departed cape may, NJ (wwd) after refueling stop enroute to bayport, NY. Pilot of N343SF stated that his engine began missing and…

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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