# Accident 20160812014269A: Kessinger Roger L RANS COYOTE, London, KY, August 12, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 12, 2016, 10:00 local time
- Place: London, KY
- Airport: London-Corbin Airport-Magee Fld
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.0878° N, 84.0753° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.0878&lon=-84.0753&mi=10
- Aircraft: N910RK, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N910RK-2022-03-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Kessinger Roger L RANS COYOTE (registry code 05904L5, https://openairdocs.org/model/kessinger-roger-l-rans-coyote) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 503 DCDI (registry code 55566, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-503-dcdi) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: KESSINGER ROGER L RANS COYOTE
- Reported engine: ROTAX 503 DCDI
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Student
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA16CA290](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16CA290) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160812014269A

## Narrative

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

WITNESSES STATE THAT THE PLANE ATTEMPTED TO LAND, BOUNCED, AND STARTED HEADING TOWARD THE KENTUCKY NATIONAL GUARD JOINT READINESS CENTER.  THE PLANE THEN LIFTED UPWARDS, CLIPPED TREES BEHIND THE CENTER AVOIDING POWER LINES, AND TURNED RIGHT TO LAND IN A FIELD. AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AND PILOT SUSTAINED SERIOUS 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 ERA16CA290](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16CA290), Aug 12, 2016: Kessinger Roger L Rans Coyote (N910RK), London, KY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's improper recovery from a bounced landing and his subsequent failure to maintain clearance from trees during an attempted go-around.

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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