# Accident 20121003022479A: Sanders Ben G III DR-107, Midland, VA, October 3, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 3, 2012, 17:00 local time
- Place: Midland, VA
- Airport: Warrenton-Faquier
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.5850° N, 77.7064° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5850&lon=-77.7064&mi=10
- Aircraft: N63071 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: SANDERS BEN G III DR-107
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-360-A1D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 261 total, 1 in this make and model, 51 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA13CA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13CA008) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20121003022479A

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS NEW TO AIRCRAFT AND WAS DOING A PRACTICE LANDING WHEN SHE FAILED TO FLARE ENOUGH TO CLEAR THE END OF THE RUNWAY AND CAUGHT THE RUNWAY EDGE CONCRETE WITH THE LEFT MAIN GEAR.  GEAR DETACHED TAKING A CHUNK OF THE WING AND AIRCRAFT CONTINUED DOWN THE RUNWAY AN ADDITIONAL 1400' BEFORE TURNING LEFT AND ENTERING THE GRASS.

## 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 ERA13CA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13CA008), Oct 3, 2012: Sanders Ben G III DR-107 (N63071), Warrenton, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to attain the proper touchdown point, which resulted in an undershoot of the runway.

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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