What happened
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Description:
On June 6, 2019 at approximately 8:30PM eastern standard time, an Ercoupe 415C, N3667H, serial number 4292 aircraft , sustained substantial damage following collision with runway 10 while simulating an engine failure on takeoff at the purdue university airport (klaf) located in West Lafayette, Indiana.
The instructional flight departed VFR from the purdue airport. The flight was operated under provisions of 14 code of federal regulations (CFR) part 91 as a personal training flight.
Day visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was provided. Air traffic control (ATC) was in communication with the pilot after issuing a stop-n-go clearance. The flight was observed to have landed, then made a takeoff followed by a steep descent back to the runway. On-scene examination of the landing gear showed that the aircraft landed hard and flat causing the landing gear to collapse.
The accident scene was located on runway 10. The flight instructor/commercially rated pilot received no injuries and the student pilot received minor injuries.
Logbook entries showed the aircraft met all standard airworthiness inspections.
Ptrs:
GL11201903211
As the FAA filed it
DESCRIPTION:
ON JUNE 6, 2019 AT APPROXIMATELY 8:30PM EASTERN STANDARD TIME, AN ERCOUPE 415C, N3667H, SERIAL NUMBER 4292 AIRCRAFT , SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE FOLLOWING COLLISION WITH RUNWAY 10 WHILE SIMULATING AN ENGINE FAILURE ON TAKEOFF AT THE PURDUE UNIVERSITY AIRPORT (KLAF) LOCATED IN WEST LAFAYETTE, INDIANA.
THE INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT DEPARTED VFR FROM THE PURDUE AIRPORT. THE FLIGHT WAS OPERATED UNDER PROVISIONS OF 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS (CFR) PART 91 AS A PERSONAL TRAINING FLIGHT.
DAY VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS PROVIDED. AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL (ATC) WAS IN COMMUNICATION WITH THE PILOT AFTER ISSUING A STOP-N-GO CLEARANCE. THE FLIGHT WAS OBSERVED TO HAVE LANDED, THEN MADE A TAKEOFF FOLLOWED BY A STEEP DESCENT BACK TO THE RUNWAY. ON-SCENE EXAMINATION OF THE LANDING GEAR SHOWED THAT THE AIRCRAFT LANDED HARD AND FLAT CAUSING THE LANDING GEAR TO COLLAPSE.
THE ACCIDENT SCENE WAS LOCATED ON RUNWAY 10. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR/COMMERCIALLY RATED PILOT RECEIVED NO INJURIES AND THE STUDENT PILOT RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES.
LOGBOOK ENTRIES SHOWED THE AIRCRAFT MET ALL STANDARD AIRWORTHINESS INSPECTIONS.
PTRS:
GL11201903211
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.