# Accident 20150307005029A: Schupp Edward W SKY RANGER II, San Manuel, AZ, March 7, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 7, 2015, 08:45 local time
- Place: San Manuel, AZ
- Airport: San Manuel
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.6397° N, 110.6528° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.6397&lon=-110.6528&mi=10
- Aircraft: N132ES, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N132ES-2018-01-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schupp Edward W SKY RANGER II (registry code 05618QR, https://openairdocs.org/model/schupp-edward-w-sky-ranger-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax SEE BOMBADIER (registry code 55555, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-see-bombadier) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCHUPP EDWARD W SKY RANGER II
- Reported engine: ROTAX SEE BOMBADIER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Sport pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 112 total, 6 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA15CA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA003) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150307005029A

## Narrative

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

RECEIVED THE FOLLOWING WRITTEN STATEMENT FROM THE PILOT.

"CONCERNING THE INCIDENT ABOUT THE SKYRANGER II  N132ES. I TOOK OFF WITH ONE OTHER PERSON, [CFI NAME] MY CFI, FOR TRAINING FLYING MY THREE AXIS CONTROL PLANE.  WE WERE WHEELS UP AT 0800. WE WENT TO TRAINING AREA WITH AN ALT OF ABOUT 5000FT. WE DID 360DEG TURNS BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT AND SOME SLOW FLIGHT AT ABOUT 50MPH. ALSO WE FLEW STRAIGHT AND LEVEL MOST OF THE TIME WITH ME FLYING. ALSO DID HANDS OFF WITH  TRIM AND STRAIGHT AND LEVEL, ALL WAS NORMAL AND WE WENT BACK TO E77 RAY BLAIR AIRPORT TO ENTER DOWN WIND FOR 11 AT A 45DEG ANGLE AT PATTERN ALT. WITH NORMAL RADIO COM. ENTERED BASE LEG  I ASKED IF HE WANTED TO LAND THE PLANE AND HE SAID I WAS DOING FINE AND IT WAS DECIDED I WOULD LAND, THEN TURNED TO FINAL. AIRSPEED WAS AT 63 TO 65 MPH AND A DESCENT AT 300 FT PER MIN. CROSSED THE NUMBERS AT 63-65 MPH DID A NORMAL ROUND OUT AND ALL WAS GOOD. I WAS A LITTLE LEFT OF CENTER, SO I APPLIED SOME RIGHT RUDDER TO CENTER UP PLANE COME DOWN BOUNCED AND DURING THIS TIME THE LEFT LANDING GEAR WAS DAMAGED AND FRONT LANDING GEAR AND PROP DAMAGED. AS FOR AFTER I APPLIED RIGHT RUDDER, AND IT CAME DOWN, IT HAPPENED SO FAST I COULD NOT GIVE GOOD DETAILS. WE CAME TO STOP 10 OR 15 FOOT LEFT OF THE RUNWAY. WE GOT OUT, FUEL WAS TURN OFF AND ELECTRICAL WAS TURNED OFF NO ONE WAS INJURED THIS HAPPED AT ABOUT 08:45."

RECEIVED THE FOLLOWING STATEMENET FROM THE CFI:

"PRIOR TO APPROACH THE DECISION WAS MADE TO HAVE [STUDENT] LAND THE AIRPLANE. HIS CONTROL AT ALTITUDE WAS THE SMOOTHEST. THE 45 DEG. ENTRY, DOWNWIND, BASE AND FINAL WERE SMOOTH (65 MPH AND 4400 RPM AND 200-300 FPM DESCENT). AT ABOUT 5 FT. ALTITUDE JUST PAST THE NUMBERS I NOTICED THE NOSE BEGINNING TO YAW SLIGHTLY TO THE LEFT. [STUDENT] APPLIED RIGHT RUDDER TO CORRECT THE YAW BUT ITS EFFECT RESULTED IN A LARGE YAW TO THE RIGHT. THIS WAS IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWED BY A PIO WITH THE NOSE GEAR IMPACTING THE RUNWAY FIRST FOLLOWED BY A HARD TOUCHDOWN BY THE LEFT MAIN GEAR. AT THIS POINT THE LEFT WHEEL ASSEMBLY FAILED AND THE LEFT WHEEL STRUT CONTACTED THE RUNWAY. THIS BROUGHT THE NOSE GEAR DOWN VIOLENTLY. IT FAILED AND LODGED BENEATH THE NOSE RESULTING IN THE PROPELLER STRIKING THE RUNWAY. WITH THE LEFT WHEEL STRUT DRAGGING ON THE RUNWAY AND THE NOSE GEAR FOLDED UNDER THE NOSE, THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN A SKID TO THE LEFT AND CAME TO A REST OFF THE RUNWAY (TAIL 5-10 FEET OFF THE RUNWAY) APPROXIMATELY 1000 FROM THE APPROACH END OF THE RUNWAY. AT THIS TIME WE BOTH EXITED THE AIRCRAFT UNHURT."

## 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 GAA15CA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA003), Mar 7, 2015: Schupp Edward W SKY Ranger II (N132ES), San Manuel, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during 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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