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Accident · Substantial damage
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FAA accident report · Robidoux Lionel WITTMAN W 10 · Hobart, IN · December 30, 2012

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Date
December 30, 2012 · 13:30 local
Place
Hobart, IN
Airport
Hobart Sky Ranch
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N641TD
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN13CA120
Reported as
Robidoux Lionel Wittman W 10
Reported engine
Lycoming 0-290 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
215 total40 in this make and model5 in the last 90 days
N641TDRegistered now · Robidoux Lionel WITTMAN W 10S/N 456 · Built 1996Airframe modelRobidoux Lionel WITTMAN W 10Engine modelLycoming 0-290 series4 cycle

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What happened

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

Pilot stated that after a half hour flight he returned to 3H0 for landing on runway 18. Weather was VFR with wind from the southwest at 10 mph, presenting less than a 5 mph crosswind component. The approach was normal, stable with an airspeed of 70 mph with the first position of flaps extended. During the flare/round-out the aircraft lost lift and contacted the runway hard at which point the left landing gear bent aft and twisted so the tire turned outboard. This caused the aircraft to veer to the left and depart the runway onto a grassy area where the aircraft came to rest tipped up on its nose. Tire skid marks indicate that the aircraft made initial ground contact in the center of the displaced threshold area approximately 200 feet before the runway beginning mark. The pilot was not injured. The aircraft sustained substantial damage to the left wing tip, the lower cowling, propeller, the engine mount (which is incorporated with the landing gear attachment), left main landing gear assembly, windshield broken and the fuselage showed indication of twisting.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT STATED THAT AFTER A HALF HOUR FLIGHT HE RETURNED TO 3H0 FOR LANDING ON RUNWAY 18. WEATHER WAS VFR WITH WIND FROM THE SOUTHWEST AT 10 MPH, PRESENTING LESS THAN A 5 MPH CROSSWIND COMPONENT. THE APPROACH WAS NORMAL, STABLE WITH AN AIRSPEED OF 70 MPH WITH THE FIRST POSITION OF FLAPS EXTENDED. DURING THE FLARE/ROUND-OUT THE AIRCRAFT LOST LIFT AND CONTACTED THE RUNWAY HARD AT WHICH POINT THE LEFT LANDING GEAR BENT AFT AND TWISTED SO THE TIRE TURNED OUTBOARD. THIS CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO VEER TO THE LEFT AND DEPART THE RUNWAY ONTO A GRASSY AREA WHERE THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST TIPPED UP ON ITS NOSE. TIRE SKID MARKS INDICATE THAT THE AIRCRAFT MADE INITIAL GROUND CONTACT IN THE CENTER OF THE DISPLACED THRESHOLD AREA APPROXIMATELY 200 FEET BEFORE THE RUNWAY BEGINNING MARK.THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING TIP, THE LOWER COWLING, PROPELLER, THE ENGINE MOUNT (WHICH IS INCORPORATED WITH THE LANDING GEAR ATTACHMENT), LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR ASSEMBLY, WINDSHIELD BROKEN AND THE FUSELAGE SHOWED INDICATION OF TWISTING.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB CEN13CA120Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportHobart, INThe pilot’s failure to maintain adequate airspeed during landing, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and subsequent hard landing.Dec 30, 2012 · Substantial damage