# Accident 20180503004519A: Berger Bernard M PULSAR SERIES III, Palmyra, PA, May 3, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 3, 2018, 15:50 local time
- Place: Palmyra, PA
- Airport: Reigle Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.2878° N, 76.5800° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2878&lon=-76.5800&mi=10
- Aircraft: N914BB, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N914BB) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Berger Bernard M PULSAR SERIES III (registry code 05614VM, https://openairdocs.org/model/berger-bernard-m-pulsar-series-iii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax SEE BOMBADIER (registry code 55555, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-see-bombadier) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BERGER BERNARD M PULSAR SERIES III
- Reported engine: ROTAX SEE BOMBADIER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,414 total, 90 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA18CA258](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA258) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180503004519A

## Narrative

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

PIC DEPARTED 8N1 AT 15:39L ENROUTE TO N94. APPROX 3 MILES NORTH OF 58N, PIC NOTICED A DECREASE IN OIL PRESSURE AND REQUESTED A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING AT 58N. ON DOWNWIND LEG OF RUNWAY 31, PIC SAW 2-3 PUFFS OF WHITE SMOKE FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. ON FINAL, THE PIC NOTICED THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS TRAVELING AT APPROX. 110 MPH, 10 MPH FASTER THAN FOR A NORMAL LANDING. DUE TO THE THREAT OF AN ENGINE FIRE, THE PIC DID NOT PERFORM A GO AROUND AND CHECKED THAT THE THROTTLE WAS AT FULL IDLE BUT INDICATED BY THE SOUND OF THE ENGINE THAT IT WAS STILL PRODUCING AROUND 30% POWER. THE PIC THEN SHUT THE ENGINE OFF AND DECIDED TO GLIDE IN AROUND 10 TO 15 SECONDS PRIOR TO TOUCHDOWN. AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN APPROXIMATELY A QUARTER OF THE WAY DOWN RUNWAY 31, BOUNCED, WENT AIRBORNE AND TOUCHED DOWN AGAIN APPROXIMATELY HALF WAY DOWN THE RUNWAY. PIC APPLIED FULL BRAKES BUT COULD NOT STOP IN TIME, OVERAN THE END OF THE RUNWAY, ENTERED A PLOWED FIELD AND CAME TO A STOP APPROX 20 METERS PAST THE END OF THE RUNWAY AFTER THE NOSE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED. POST CRASH INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT REVEALED NO SIGNS OF MECHANICAL ISSUES.

## 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 GAA18CA258](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA258), May 3, 2018: Berger Bernard M Pulsar Series III (N914BB), Palmyra, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain an appropriate approach speed, which resulted in a bounced landing and a runway overrun.

## Other reports on N914BB (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20140216002179I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140216002179I), Feb 16, 2014: Berger Bernard M PULSAR SERIES III (N914BB), Phoenix, AZ, Minor damage. Upon landing pilot of N914BB stated that the left main tire blew. The pilot was not able to maintain directional control and exited runway 25L at kdvt to the…
- [Incident 20100726039519I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100726039519I), Jul 26, 2010: Berger Bern PULSAR SERI (N914BB), Terre Haute, IN, No damage. N914BB departed Terre Haute, IN (khuf) on runway 18. At approximately 400' AGL, the pilot reported that the aircraft engine began losing power. After the pilot…

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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