# Accident 20150909014489A: Brown Mark SPACE WALKER, Cahokia, IL, September 9, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 9, 2015, 14:50 local time
- Place: Cahokia, IL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.5728° N, 90.1625° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5728&lon=-90.1625&mi=10
- Aircraft: N43904, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N43904) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Brown Mark SPACE WALKER (registry code 056056T, https://openairdocs.org/model/brown-mark-space-walker) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BROWN MARK SPACE WALKER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 6,180 total, 15 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN15LA411](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15LA411) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150909014489A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 CEN15LA411](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15LA411), Sep 9, 2015: Brown Mark Space Walker (N43904), Cahokia, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The 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…

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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