# Accident 20150802015469A: Main Air RAPIER, Stoneville, NC, August 2, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 2, 2015, 15:26 local time
- Place: Stoneville, NC
- Airport: Shiloh Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.4353° N, 79.8464° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.4353&lon=-79.8464&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5142U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5142U-2019-01-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Main Air RAPIER (registry code 05902N4, https://openairdocs.org/model/main-air-rapier) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 503 DCDI (registry code 55566, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-503-dcdi) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MAIN AIR RAPIER
- Reported engine: ROTAX 503 DCDI
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 45 total, 30 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA15CA212](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA212) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150802015469A

## Narrative

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

WHILE LANDING N5142U AT KSIF ON AUGUST 02, 2015, AT APPROXIMATELY 1526 LCL, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ENCOUNTERED A THERMAL/GUST OF WIND WHICH LIFTED THE RIGHT WING  CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO TOUCHDOWN ON THE LEFT MAIN GEAR OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY 31.  THIS HARD LANDING ON THE LEFT MAIN CAUSED THE PILOTS FOOT TO WEDGE AGAINST THE THROTTLE, ACCELERATING THE AIRCRAFT ALONG THE LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY 31 UNTIL THE TERRAIN CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO INVERT.  THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A REST IN A GRASSY AREA ALONGSIDE RUNWAY 31 AT SHILOH AIRPORT.

## 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 GAA15CA212](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA212), Aug 2, 2015: Main Air Rapier (N5142U), Reidsville, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot landed with variable wind conditions, which resulted in an in-flight loss of control and subsequent impact with terrain.

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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