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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Robert E Bounds BOUNDS BEARCOUPE · Hanksville, UT · May 5, 2017

Date: May 5, 2017 · 09:12 local
Place: Hanksville, UT
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N136BC
NTSB investigation: NTSBWPR17LA098
Reported as: Robert E Bounds Bounds Bearcoupe
Reported engine: Lycoming O-340-A1A
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 2
Pilot’s certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 15,500 total2 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days

N136BCRegistered now · Robert E Bounds BOUNDS BEARCOUPES/N 01 Airframe modelRobert E Bounds BOUNDS BEARCOUPE Engine modelLycoming O-340-A1AReciprocating

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What happened

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

The owner of the aircraft was in Utah to do some backcountry flying. He hired a local flight instructor to show him some of the airports in the area. On 5/5/2017 the local instructor and the owner did some touring of the bank country airports in southern Utah. When they came into Hanksville the instructor wanted to perform the landing. When they touched down the instructor inadvertantly had his feet ont he brakes. The aircaft flipped over onto its back.

As the FAA filed it

THE OWNER OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS IN UTAH TO DO SOME BACKCOUNTRY FLYING. HE HIRED A LOCAL FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR TO SHOW HIM SOME OF THE AIRPORTS IN THE AREA. ON 5/5/2017 THE LOCAL INSTRUCTOR AND THE OWNER DID SOME TOURING OF THE BANK COUNTRY AIRPORTS IN SOUTHERN UTAH. WHEN THEY CAME INTO HANKSVILLE THE INSTRUCTOR WANTED TO PERFORM THE LANDING. WHEN THEY TOUCHED DOWN THE INSTRUCTOR INADVERTANTLY HAD HIS FEET ONT HE BRAKES. THE AIRCAFT FLIPPED OVER ONTO ITS BACK.

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 WPR17LA098Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportHanksville, UTThe flight instructor's failure to maintain airplane control during landing when he inadvertently applied brake pressure to the toe brakes when the airplane touched down.May 5, 2017 · Substantial damage