# Accident 20170719012539A: Michael Dean Grissom GRISSOM POBER PIXIE, Louisburg, NC, July 19, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 19, 2017, 11:20 local time
- Place: Louisburg, NC
- Airport: Ball Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.1344° N, 78.2822° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1344&lon=-78.2822&mi=10
- Aircraft: N489MG, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N489MG) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Michael Dean Grissom GRISSOM POBER PIXIE (registry code 05632NV, https://openairdocs.org/model/michael-dean-grissom-grissom-pober-pixie) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A-65-8 (registry code 17329, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-65-8) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MICHAEL DEAN GRISSOM GRISSOM POBER PIXIE
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR A-65-8
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 220 total, 41 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA17CA447](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA447) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170719012539A

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS ON A NORMAL APPROACH TO LANDING AT BALL AIRPORT. HE WAS SETTING UP TO LAND ON THE GRASS PORTION OF THE RUNWAY PRIOR TO THE PAVEMENT FOR RUNWAY 36. HE WAS COMING IN AT APPROACH SPEED OF 60 MPH. HE LANDED SHORT AND HARD OF THE DESIGNATED GRASS LANDING AREA. THE HARD LANDING RESULTED IN THE GEAR CALAPSING, THE PROPELLER TO IMPACT THE GROUND AND SPLINTER, AND DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT FORWARD WING STRUT.

## 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 GAA17CA447](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA447), Jul 19, 2017: Michael Dean Grissom Grissom Pober Pixie (N489MG), Louisburg, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing.

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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