20151005017689A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bogle Absey C BREEZY RLU-1 · Bryan, TX · October 5, 2015

Date: October 5, 2015 · 17:35 local
Place: Bryan, TX
Airport: Coulter Field Airport
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N477UC
NTSB investigation: NTSBGAA16CA007
Reported as: Bogle Absey C Breezy RLU-1
Reported engine: Lycoming O-235-C1
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 1
Pilot’s certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 4,717 total120 in this make and model50 in the last 90 days

N477UCRegistered now · Bogle Absey C BREEZY RLU-1S/N 001 · Built 2013 Airframe modelBogle Absey C BREEZY RLU-1 Engine modelLycoming O-235-C14 cycle

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What happened

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

The pilot was observed practicing simulated ?engine out? Emergency landings with the power at idle. Witnesses stated that the pilot developed an excessive sink rate on short final that resulted in a hard landing . The landing was hard enough that the aircraft bounced into the air then hit again impacting the ground with the right wing and nose of the aircraft simultaneously. The northwest/southeast taxiway was being used for takeoff and landings.

As the FAA filed it

THE PILOT WAS OBSERVED PRACTICING SIMULATED ?ENGINE OUT? EMERGENCY LANDINGS WITH THE POWER AT IDLE. WITNESSES STATED THAT THE PILOT DEVELOPED AN EXCESSIVE SINK RATE ON SHORT FINAL THAT RESULTED IN A HARD LANDING . THE LANDING WAS HARD ENOUGH THAT THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED INTO THE AIR THEN HIT AGAIN IMPACTING THE GROUND WITH THE RIGHT WING AND NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT SIMULTANEOUSLY. THE NORTHWEST/SOUTHEAST TAXIWAY WAS BEING USED FOR TAKEOFF AND LANDINGS.

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 GAA16CA007Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportBryan, TXThe pilot's excessive descent rate, which resulted in a hard landing and substantial damage.Oct 5, 2015 · Substantial damage