# Accident 20190606005989A: Ercoupe 415-C, West Lafayette, IN, June 6, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 6, 2019, 20:30 local time
- Place: West Lafayette, IN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.4122° N, 86.9369° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4122&lon=-86.9369&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3667H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3667H-2021-01-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ercoupe 415-C (registry code 0420322, https://openairdocs.org/model/ercoupe-415-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C75 series (registry code 17005, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c75-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ERCOUPE 415-C
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR A&C75 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot, student
- Pilot flight hours: 300 total, 30 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA19CA329](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA329) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190606005989A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 GAA19CA329](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA329), Jun 7, 2019: Ercoupe 415 (N3667H), Lafayette, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The flight instructor's failure to maintain pitch control and his 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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