# Accident 20200419001249A: Henderson Sarah SUPER ES, Merritt Island, FL, April 19, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 19, 2020, 11:15 local time
- Place: Merritt Island, FL
- Airport: Merritt Island
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.3417° N, 80.6856° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.3417&lon=-80.6856&mi=10
- Aircraft: N855SH, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N855SH) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Henderson Sarah SUPER ES (registry code 05638XN, https://openairdocs.org/model/henderson-sarah-super-es) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-550 series (registry code 17042, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-550-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HENDERSON SARAH SUPER ES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 3,575 total, 26 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA20CA153](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20CA153) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200419001249A

## Narrative

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

UPON LANDING THE PILOT STATED THAT SHE LANDING HOT AND BOUNCED THE AIRCRAFT CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE AND PROPELLER.

## 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 ERA20CA153](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20CA153), Apr 19, 2020: Lancair Super ES (N855SH), Merritt Island, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain a stabilized approach and improper landing flare, which resulted in a porpoised landing.

## Other reports on N855SH (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20210104000349I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210104000349I), Jan 4, 2021: Henderson Sarah SUPER ES (N855SH), Merritt Island, FL, Minor damage. On January 4, a shimmy started after landing, on roll out, at about 55 KIAS and increased until the drag link failed causing a prop strike.

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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