# Accident 20121004023139A: Ercoupe 415-C, Parkersburg, WV, October 4, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 4, 2012, 12:55 local time
- Place: Parkersburg, WV
- Airport: Mid-Ohio Valley Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.3447° N, 81.4392° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3447&lon=-81.4392&mi=10
- Aircraft: N93606, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N93606) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ercoupe 415-C (registry code 0420322, https://openairdocs.org/model/ercoupe-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: ERCOUPE 415-C
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR A&C75 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 40 total, 40 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA13LA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13LA007) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20121004023139A

## Narrative

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

THE STUDENT PILOT, CONDUCTING A SOLO CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT, STATED THAT HE ENCOUNTERED A GUST OF WIND PRIOR TO TOUCHING DOWN ON RUNWAY 3 AND LANDED HARD CAUSING THE AIRPLANE TO BOUNCE WITH A SECOND HARD TOUCHDOWN ON THE RUNWAY.  THE NOSE GEAR WHEEL SEPARATED FROM THE NOSE GEAR STRUT DURING THE LANDING AND THE AIRPLANE SKIDDED TO A STOP ALONG THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY.  THE AIRPLANE FIREWALL AND FUSELAGE AFT OF THE FIREWALL RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.  THE PILOT DID NOT REPORT ANY MECHANICAL ISSUES WITH THE AIRPLANE PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT.

## 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 ERA13LA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13LA007), Oct 4, 2012: Ercoupe 415-C (N93606), Parkersburg, WV, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing.

## Other reports on N93606 (1)

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

- [Accident 20150814013679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150814013679A), Aug 14, 2015: Ercoupe 415-C (N93606), Fairmont, WV, Substantial damage. Pilot reported fuel quanity was known prior to takeoff by visual inspection of tanks. During takeoff, pilot noticed main fuel tank gauge beginning to drop…

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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