# Accident 20160729011739A: Canadian Light Acft Sales & Svc BUSHCADDY EXPLORER, Island Pond, VT, July 29, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 29, 2016, 12:46 local time
- Place: Island Pond, VT
- Airport: John H Boylan State (Island Po
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.7900° N, 71.8264° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.7900&lon=-71.8264&mi=10
- Aircraft: N335BE, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N335BE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Canadian Light Acft Sales &Svc BUSHCADDY EXPLORER (registry code 0600052, https://openairdocs.org/model/canadian-light-acft-sales-svc-bushcaddy-explorer) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912ULS series (registry code 55572, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912uls-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CANADIAN LIGHT ACFT SALES & SVC BUSHCADDY EXPLORER
- Reported engine: ROTAX 912ULS
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Sport pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 283 total, 91 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA16CA388](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA388) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160729011739A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT STATED THAT DURING LANDING APPROACH THE AIRCRAFT CLEARED THE THRESHOLD AT OVER 45 MPH, WHEN ABOUT 100 - 150 FEET DOWN THE RUNWAY, AT APPROXIMATELY 10-12 FEET ABOVE SURFACE, THE AIRCRAFT LOST LIFT AND DROPPED TO A HARD LANDING.  THE LEFT MAIN GEAR PARTIALLY COLLAPSED AND THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY INTO A DRAINAGE DITCH BENDING THE NOSE GEAR REARWARD. THE AIRCRAFT THEN NOSED INTO THE DITCH, STRIKING THE PROPELLER AND SLOWLY FLIPPING ONTO ITS BACK CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE WINGS AND FUSELAGE.

## 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 GAA16CA388](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA388), Jul 29, 2016: Canadian Light Acft Sales &Svc Bushcaddy Explorer (N335BE), Island Pond, VT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's exceedance of the airplane's critical angle-of-attack during approach, resulting in an inadvertent stall and hard landing.

## Other reports on N335BE (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20240820011229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240820011229A), Aug 20, 2024: Canadian Light Acft Sales &Svc BUSHCADDY EXPLORER (N335BE), Charleston, WV, Substantial damage. [privacy data omitted] Departed charlottesville, VA on 8/20/2024 enroute to Charleston, WV. On landing in Charleston, the aircraft tail spun around causing 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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.