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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Brown Mark SPACE WALKER · Cahokia, IL · September 9, 2015

Date: September 9, 2015 · 14:50 local
Place: Cahokia, IL
Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N43904
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN15LA411
Reported as: Brown Mark Space Walker
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 6,180 total15 in this make and model22 in the last 90 days

N43904Registered now · Brown Mark SPACE WALKERS/N SW200 Airframe modelBrown Mark SPACE WALKER

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

This was a local training flight for aircraft familiarization. The PIC in the back seat was providing instruction for the pilot in the front seat. The PIC allowed the pilot flying to enter a high sink rate approaching the flare. The PIC took control of the aircraft to initiate a go around, but the aircraft landed hard on the tailwheel, breaking it off, and causing substantial damage to the main gear struts and airframe structure. The aircraft veered off of the runway toward a concrete ditch. The PIC added power to avoid the ditch and the aircraft settled onto the grass. Normal egress was accomplished with no injuries.

As the FAA filed it

THIS WAS A LOCAL TRAINING FLIGHT FOR AIRCRAFT FAMILIARIZATION. THE PIC IN THE BACK SEAT WAS PROVIDING INSTRUCTION FOR THE PILOT IN THE FRONT SEAT. THE PIC ALLOWED THE PILOT FLYING TO ENTER A HIGH SINK RATE APPROACHING THE FLARE. THE PIC TOOK CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT TO INITIATE A GO AROUND, BUT THE AIRCRAFT LANDED HARD ON THE TAILWHEEL, BREAKING IT OFF, AND CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE MAIN GEAR STRUTS AND AIRFRAME STRUCTURE. THE AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF OF THE RUNWAY TOWARD A CONCRETE DITCH. THE PIC ADDED POWER TO AVOID THE DITCH AND THE AIRCRAFT SETTLED ONTO THE GRASS. NORMAL EGRESS WAS ACCOMPLISHED WITH NO INJURIES.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB CEN15LA411Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCahokia, ILThe pilot's failure to maintain a proper descent rate during the attempted landing and the flight instructor's delayed attempt to execute a go-around, which resulted in a hard landing, failure of the left main landing gear, and subsequent loss of directional…Sep 9, 2015 · Substantial damage