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FAA accident report · Volaircraft 10A · Mandan, ND · October 2, 2016

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Date
October 2, 2016 · 15:57 local
Place
Mandan, ND
Airport
Mandan Municipal
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N6666D
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN17LA004
Reported as
Volaircraft 10A
Reported engine
Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Student
N6666DRegistration cancelled Apr 19, 2018 · Volaircraft 10AS/N 10A-026 · Built 1964Airframe modelVolaircraft 10AEngine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Pilot touched down short of runway 13. Impact caused nose gear strut to depart aircraft. Aircraft slid 492 feet down the runway. Gasculator/fuel drain was ruptured during slide and ignited. Aircraft was consumed by post crash fire. Pilot escaped without injury.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT TOUCHED DOWN SHORT OF RUNWAY 13. IMPACT CAUSED NOSE GEAR STRUT TO DEPART AIRCRAFT. AIRCRAFT SLID 492 FEET DOWN THE RUNWAY. GASCULATOR/FUEL DRAIN WAS RUPTURED DURING SLIDE AND IGNITED. AIRCRAFT WAS CONSUMED BY POST CRASH FIRE. PILOT ESCAPED WITHOUT INJURY.

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 CEN17LA004Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportMandan, NDThe student pilot’s failure to maintain the proper approach path on landing, which resulted in impact with terrain short of the runway.Oct 2, 2016 · Destroyed