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FAA incident report · Norton Claude C BOWERS FLY BABY 1A · Alton, IL · June 8, 2016

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Date
June 8, 2016 · 07:08 local
Place
Alton, IL
Airport
Alton/St. Louis Regional
Phase of flight
Landing: Rollout
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N193CB
Reported as
Norton Claude C Bowers FLY Baby 1A
Reported engine
Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
350 total4 in this make and model4 in the last 90 days
N193CBRegistered now · Norton Claude C BOWERS FLY BABY 1AS/N 03193 · Built 1997Airframe modelNorton Claude C BOWERS FLY BABY 1AEngine modelAmateur-built UNKNOWN ENG

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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 stated that as he crossed the approach end of runway 11 he reduced the power and started the flair. The aircraft touched down normally with a slight bounce and then settled on to the runway. After rolling out about 75 ft. the aircraft began a slight track left of centerline. He then added right rudder and tapped the right brake. The pilot stated that this is when the tail swung to the left causing the right wing to come up and the left wing to slightly make contact with the ground.

As the FAA filed it

THE PILOT STATED THAT AS HE CROSSED THE APPROACH END OF RUNWAY 11 HE REDUCED THE POWER AND STARTED THE FLAIR. THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN NORMALLY WITH A SLIGHT BOUNCE AND THEN SETTLED ON TO THE RUNWAY. AFTER ROLLING OUT ABOUT 75 FT. THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN A SLIGHT TRACK LEFT OF CENTERLINE. HE THEN ADDED RIGHT RUDDER AND TAPPED THE RIGHT BRAKE. THE PILOT STATED THAT THIS IS WHEN THE TAIL SWUNG TO THE LEFT CAUSING THE RIGHT WING TO COME UP AND THE LEFT WING TO SLIGHTLY MAKE CONTACT WITH THE GROUND.