# Accident 20131110024909A: Waterman Steven L SPARROWHAWK II, Lubbock, TX, November 10, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 10, 2013, 17:00 local time
- Place: Lubbock, TX
- Airport: Lubbock Executive Airpark
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.4856° N, 101.8128° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4856&lon=-101.8128&mi=10
- Aircraft: N130SW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N130SW-2018-03-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Waterman Steven L SPARROWHAWK II (registry code 056217C, https://openairdocs.org/model/waterman-steven-l-sparrowhawk-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Subaru ALL MDLS A/B (registry code 59050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/subaru-all-mdls-a-b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: WATERMAN STEVEN L SPARROWHAWK II
- Reported engine: SUBARU ALL MDLS A/B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 117 total, 27 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN14CA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14CA059) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20131110024909A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT WAS OPERATING THE HOME BUILT GYROCOPTER ON A LOCAL FLIGHT.  DURING THE LANDING, THE PILOT CAME  IN HIGH AND SLOW, LANDING HARD.  THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED, AND THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## 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 CEN14CA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14CA059), Nov 10, 2013: Groen Sparrowhawk II (N130SW), Lubbock, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to attain a proper glidepath for landing which resulted in a hard landing.

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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