# Accident 20190629008579A: Howard Steven C SUPER, Norwich, NY, June 29, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 29, 2019, 10:26 local time
- Place: Norwich, NY
- Airport: Warren Eaton
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.5636° N, 75.5242° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5636&lon=-75.5242&mi=10
- Aircraft: N413MC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N413MC) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Howard Steven C SUPER (registry code 056335S, https://openairdocs.org/model/howard-steven-c-super) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912ULS series (registry code 55572, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912uls-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HOWARD STEVEN C SUPER
- Reported engine: ROTAX 912ULS SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 800 total, 2 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA19CA380](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA380) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190629008579A

## Narrative

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

PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ SOLE OCCUPANT OF AIRCRAFT, LOST CONTROL WHILE LANDING IN THE GRASS ALONG SIDE OF RUNWAY RESULTING IN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT. NO INJURIES TO PILOT. MULTIPLE PICTURES TAKEN OF AIRCRAFT, SUBMITTED TO KATHRYN BENHOFF / NTSB (571)223-3930. DAMAGE TO PROPELLER, LANDING GEAR, FUSELAGE, AND WING SPAR. INTERVIEWED PILOT: PILOT ADMITTED THAT HE RECENTLY PURCHASED THIS AIRCRAFT. THIS WAS HIS SECOND ATTEMPT TO FLY THE AIRCRAFT.  HE STATED THAT DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING WAS CAUSED BY HIS FIRST ATTEMPT TO LAND THIS AIRCRAFT PRIOR TO 06/29/19 WHICH RESULTED IN A GROUND LOOP. THIS INITIAL DAMAGE WAS NOT EVALUATED PRIOR TO MAKING A SECOND ATTEMPT TO FLY THIS AIRCRAFT. DAMAGE TO LANDING GEAR AND FUSELAGE OCCURRED WHEN ATTEMPTING TO LAND ON THE GRASS ON 06/29/19. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, THE AIRCRAFT DROPPED OUT FROM BENEATH HIM WHILE HE WAS STILL IN THE AIR.  HE EXPERIENCED A HARD LANDING WHICH COLLAPSED THE GEAR AND CAUSED STRUCTURAL 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 GAA19CA380](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA380), Jun 29, 2019: Howard Steven C Super (N413MC), Norwich, NY, 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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