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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Engineering & Research 415-C · Greer, SC · November 3, 2019

Date
November 3, 2019 · 17:43 local
Place
Greer, SC
Airport
Flying Few
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N87173
NTSB investigation
NTSBGAA20CA059
Reported as
Engineering & Research 415-C
Reported engine
Continental A&C75 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Sport pilot, student
Pilot’s flight hours
124 total101 in this make and model11 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

During landing at the Flying Few grass strip in Greer, SC, N87173 bounced after initial touchdown and veered left. The aircraft struck a fence with the left wing and several trees. The impact with the trees spun the aircraft around. The aircraft continued backwards and the right wing struck the fence and stopped.

As the FAA filed it

DURING LANDING AT THE FLYING FEW GRASS STRIP IN GREER, SC, N87173 BOUNCED AFTER INITIAL TOUCHDOWN AND VEERED LEFT. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A FENCE WITH THE LEFT WING AND SEVERAL TREES. THE IMPACT WITH THE TREES SPUN THE AIRCRAFT AROUND. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED BACKWARDS AND THE RIGHT WING STRUCK THE FENCE AND STOPPED.

NTSB investigation

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