20191027021959A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Higgins John H/Williams John D QUESTAIR VENT MDL 20 · Port Orange, FL · October 27, 2019

Date: October 27, 2019 · 11:53 local
Place: Port Orange, FL
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N35HW
NTSB investigation: NTSBGAA20CA088
Reported as: Higgins John H/Williams John D Questair Vent MDL 20
Reported engine: Continental IO-550-N
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 1
Pilot’s certificate: Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours: 9,500 total1,600 in this make and model40 in the last 90 days

N35HWRegistration cancelled Feb 4, 2023 · Higgins John H/Williams John D QUESTAIR VENT MDL 20S/N 99 · Built 2019 Airframe modelHiggins John H/Williams John D QUESTAIR VENT MDL 20 Engine modelContinental IO-550-NReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Aircraft made an unstable approach with an excessive decent rate, causing aircraft to hit runway hard, bouncing up and knife edging clipping a palm tree then crashing to the ground into a ball of flames. Pilot seriously injured with broken pelvis and other fractures. Passenger not hurt. Aircraft destroyed.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT MADE AN UNSTABLE APPROACH WITH AN EXCESSIVE DECENT RATE, CAUSING AIRCRAFT TO HIT RUNWAY HARD, BOUNCING UP AND KNIFE EDGING CLIPPING A PALM TREE THEN CRASHING TO THE GROUND INTO A BALL OF FLAMES. PILOT SERIOUSLY INJURED WITH BROKEN PELVIS AND OTHER FRACTURES. PASSENGER NOT HURT. AIRCRAFT DESTROYED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB GAA20CA088Accident · Serious injuriesData collectionFinal reportDaytona Beach, FLThe pilot's unstabilized approach, which resulted in a hard, bounced landing, loss of directional control, and impact with a tree and then terrain.Oct 27, 2019 · Destroyed