# Accident 20171124021959A: Aveko Sro VL-3C-1, Northampton, MA, November 24, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 24, 2017, 08:30 local time
- Place: Northampton, MA
- Airport: Nothampton Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.2303° N, 71.5300° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2303&lon=-71.5300&mi=10
- Aircraft: N876MB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N876MB-2019-04-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aveko Sro VL-3C-1 (registry code 060006K, https://openairdocs.org/model/aveko-sro-vl-3c-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912ULS series (registry code 55572, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912uls-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AVEKO SRO VL-3C-1
- Reported engine: ROTAX 912ULS
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Sport pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 156 total, 23 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA18CA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA065) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20171124021959A

## Narrative

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

(THE PILOT PROVIDED A WRITTEN STATMENT) THE AIRCRAFT TOOK OFF FROM WESTOVER AIRPORT (CEF), GOING TO NORTHAMPTON AIRPORT (7B2). THE FLIGHT WAS UNEVENTFUL UP UNTIL THE ATTEMPTED LANDING. PILOT CONFIGURED AIRCRAFT FOR LANDING. ONCE OVER THE RUNWAY THE PILOT FLARED BUT FELT IT WAS A BIT FAST, TRYING TO BLEED OFF THE SPEED HE APPLIED SLIGHT BACKPRESSURE AND BALOONED SLIGHTLY, THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED AT TOUCH DOWN AND THE NOSE GEAR PORPOISED ONCE, AT THAT POINT THE AIRCRAFT TURNED HARD LEFT AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS IN THE GRASS, THE PILOT DID NOT ATTEMPT A GO-AROUND DUE TO AIRCRAFT VEERED HARD LEFT, THE PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A VASI LIGHT AND SKIDDED SIDWAYS TO A STOP.

THE LEFT INBOARD SECTION OF THE LEFT WING, WHICH IS A COMPOSITE WING, HAS A SECTION TORN INTO IT STARTING FROM THE LEADING EDGE THAT CONTINUES INTO THE FUEL TANK, TOP AND BOTTOM OF THE WING, THIS IS SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## 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 GAA18CA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA065), Nov 24, 2017: Aveko Sro VL-3C-1 (N876MB), Northampton, MA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in a loss of directional control and subsequent impact with approach lighting.

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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