# Accident 20151005017689A: Bogle Absey C BREEZY RLU-1, Bryan, TX, October 5, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 5, 2015, 17:35 local time
- Place: Bryan, TX
- Airport: Coulter Field Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.7117° N, 96.3286° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.7117&lon=-96.3286&mi=10
- Aircraft: N477UC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N477UC) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bogle Absey C BREEZY RLU-1 (registry code 056316B, https://openairdocs.org/model/bogle-absey-c-breezy-rlu-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-235-C1 (registry code 42027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-235-c1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOGLE ABSEY C BREEZY RLU-1
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-235-C1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 4,717 total, 120 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA16CA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA007) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20151005017689A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 GAA16CA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA007), Oct 5, 2015: Bogle Absey C Breezy RLU-1 (N477UC), Bryan, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's excessive descent rate, which resulted in a hard landing and substantial damage.

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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