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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Mace Justin I DRAGONFLY · Durango, CO · October 9, 2012

Date
October 9, 2012 · 11:30 local
Place
Durango, CO
Airport
Animas Air Park
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N764JM
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN13CA026
Reported as
Mace Justin I Dragonfly
Reported engine
Continental 0-200 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
400 total6 in this make and model6 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Departed aeg with a light crosswind. Light turbulence en route to 00C. Had light winds from the west, 3 attemptes at landing in 00C rwy 19.attempt at landing rwy 01 turbulance over the numbers, started a go around when the front left wheel contacted the ground at 65 KTS sliding sideways, applied full power and during the climb stalled the front canard wing causing the aircraft to porpus, ground was rising faster than the aircraft, choped the power and pitched up, the belly of the aircraft contacted the trees and came to rest at the bottum of the trees 50 feet from the first treetop strike. It was not reported to FSDO until 10/30/2012.

As the FAA filed it

DEPARTED AEG WITH A LIGHT CROSSWIND. LIGHT TURBULENCE EN ROUTE TO 00C. HAD LIGHT WINDS FROM THE WEST, 3 ATTEMPTES AT LANDING IN 00C RWY 19.ATTEMPT AT LANDING RWY 01 TURBULANCE OVER THE NUMBERS, STARTED A GO AROUND WHEN THE FRONT LEFT WHEEL CONTACTED THE GROUND AT 65 KTS SLIDING SIDEWAYS, APPLIED FULL POWER AND DURING THE CLIMB STALLED THE FRONT CANARD WING CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO PORPUS, GROUND WAS RISING FASTER THAN THE AIRCRAFT, CHOPED THE POWER AND PITCHED UP, THE BELLY OF THE AIRCRAFT CONTACTED THE TREES AND CAME TO REST AT THE BOTTUM OF THE TREES 50 FEET FROM THE FIRST TREETOP STRIKE. IT WAS NOT REPORTED TO FSDO UNTIL 10/30/2012.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.