# Accident 20191103020799A: Engineering & Research 415-C, Greer, SC, November 3, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 3, 2019, 17:43 local time
- Place: Greer, SC
- Airport: Flying Few
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.0342° N, 82.2989° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0342&lon=-82.2989&mi=10
- Aircraft: N87173, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N87173-2020-11-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Engineering & Research 415-C (registry code 0420302, https://openairdocs.org/model/engineering-research-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: ENGINEERING & RESEARCH 415-C
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR A&C75 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Sport pilot, student
- Pilot flight hours: 124 total, 101 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA20CA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA20CA059) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20191103020799A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 GAA20CA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA20CA059), Nov 3, 2019: Ercoupe 415 (N87173), Greer, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing, loss of directional control, and impact with a fence.

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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