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FAA accident report · Direct Fly S R O ALTO · Atlanta, GA · February 21, 2014

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Date
February 21, 2014 · 20:12 local
Place
Atlanta, GA
Airport
Fulton County
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N711A
Reported as
Direct Fly S R O Alto
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
140 total110 in this make and model35 in the last 90 days
N711ARegistered now · Direct Fly S R O ALTOS/N DFUS-13-020 · Built 2013Airframe modelDirect Fly S R O ALTOEngine modelRotax 912ULS 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.

On February 21, 2014 at about 2014 local EST, an Alto, slsa, N711A, sustained minor damage when it collided with terrain following a loss of control on landing on runway 26 at Fulton County Airport (fty) Atlanta, GA. The certificated private pilot and his passenger were uninjured. Visual meteorological conditions (VMC) prevailed during nighttime conditions. No flight plan was filed for the local flight, which was conducted under the provisions of title 14 code of federal regulations part 91.

The pilot of N711A stated that he had approached the runway higher than expected and had attempted to adjust his altitude by reducing power and adding flaps. On landing he stated he flared high and the aircraft hit hard on its main gear first then veered left, he corrected this by adding right rudder and moving the aircraft back to the center of the runway.

The aircraft had been cleared from the runway and placed in the parking area prior to the arrival of the investigator.

Examination of the aircraft revealed that one blades of the propeller had sheared off. The other blades show damage from striking the pavement. The nose cone assembly showed damage from hitting the pavement. The nose gear assembly was bent at a 90 degree angle at the firewall to the right side of the aircraft. The nose cowl assembly was cracked and broken in several places. The canopy had separated from the aircraft and the mounting brackets were bent. The left main gear was bent outwards and up into the left main wing root.

As the FAA filed it

ON FEBRUARY 21, 2014 AT ABOUT 2014 LOCAL EST, AN ALTO, SLSA, N711A, SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE WHEN IT COLLIDED WITH TERRAIN FOLLOWING A LOSS OF CONTROL ON LANDING ON RUNWAY 26 AT FULTON COUNTY AIRPORT (FTY) ATLANTA, GA. THE CERTIFICATED PRIVATE PILOT AND HIS PASSENGER WERE UNINJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (VMC) PREVAILED DURING NIGHTTIME CONDITIONS. NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE LOCAL FLIGHT, WHICH WAS CONDUCTED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91.

THE PILOT OF N711A STATED THAT HE HAD APPROACHED THE RUNWAY HIGHER THAN EXPECTED AND HAD ATTEMPTED TO ADJUST HIS ALTITUDE BY REDUCING POWER AND ADDING FLAPS. ON LANDING HE STATED HE FLARED HIGH AND THE AIRCRAFT HIT HARD ON ITS MAIN GEAR FIRST THEN VEERED LEFT, HE CORRECTED THIS BY ADDING RIGHT RUDDER AND MOVING THE AIRCRAFT BACK TO THE CENTER OF THE RUNWAY.

THE AIRCRAFT HAD BEEN CLEARED FROM THE RUNWAY AND PLACED IN THE PARKING AREA PRIOR TO THE ARRIVAL OF THE INVESTIGATOR.

EXAMINATION OF THE AIRCRAFT REVEALED THAT ONE BLADES OF THE PROPELLER HAD SHEARED OFF. THE OTHER BLADES SHOW DAMAGE FROM STRIKING THE PAVEMENT. THE NOSE CONE ASSEMBLY SHOWED DAMAGE FROM HITTING THE PAVEMENT. THE NOSE GEAR ASSEMBLY WAS BENT AT A 90 DEGREE ANGLE AT THE FIREWALL TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE NOSE COWL ASSEMBLY WAS CRACKED AND BROKEN IN SEVERAL PLACES. THE CANOPY HAD SEPARATED FROM THE AIRCRAFT AND THE MOUNTING BRACKETS WERE BENT. THE LEFT MAIN GEAR WAS BENT OUTWARDS AND UP INTO THE LEFT MAIN WING ROOT.