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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Pietenpol AIR CAMPER · Burlington, WI · July 9, 2015

Date
July 9, 2015 · 18:30 local
Place
Burlington, WI
Airport
Burlington Municipal
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N29NX
NTSB investigation
NTSBGAA15CA180
Reported as
Pietenpol AIR Camper
Reported engine
Amateur-built CONTINENTAL
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Student
Pilot’s flight hours
54 total31 in this make and model15 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.

On July 9, 2015 at 6:30 pm the pilot proceeded to runway 1 at Burlington, WI airport for takeoff. Winds were light and variable and sky's were clear. Pilot proceeded to takeoff with the intention of practicing wheel landings. The first wheel landing was a success. On the second wheel landing the pilot touched down a bit hard and noted that the aircraft did not bounce. The pilot applied gentle forward pressure on the stick then felt the propeller strike ground and pulled back on stick. Aircraft pitched down and pilot rode out the incident.

As the FAA filed it

ON JULY 9, 2015 AT 6:30 PM THE PILOT PROCEEDED TO RUNWAY 1 AT BURLINGTON, WI AIRPORT FOR TAKEOFF. WINDS WERE LIGHT AND VARIABLE AND SKY'S WERE CLEAR. PILOT PROCEEDED TO TAKEOFF WITH THE INTENTION OF PRACTICING WHEEL LANDINGS. THE FIRST WHEEL LANDING WAS A SUCCESS. ON THE SECOND WHEEL LANDING THE PILOT TOUCHED DOWN A BIT HARD AND NOTED THAT THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT BOUNCE. THE PILOT APPLIED GENTLE FORWARD PRESSURE ON THE STICK THEN FELT THE PROPELLER STRIKE GROUND AND PULLED BACK ON STICK. AIRCRAFT PITCHED DOWN AND PILOT RODE OUT THE INCIDENT.

NTSB investigation

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