# Accident 20200607010189A: Airborne 912 XT, Bristol, WI, June 7, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 7, 2020, 19:07 local time
- Place: Bristol, WI
- Airport: Winfield
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.5189° N, 88.0253° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5189&lon=-88.0253&mi=10
- Aircraft: N88ZT, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N88ZT) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Airborne 912 XT (registry code 05902UG, https://openairdocs.org/model/airborne-912-xt) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912UL series (registry code 55571, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912ul-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRBORNE 912 XT
- Reported engine: ROTAX 912UL SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 25,000 total, 16 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN20CA217](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20CA217) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200607010189A

## Narrative

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

PILOT HAD NOT YET SOLOED IN WEIGHT SHIFT AIRCRAFT BUT FELT COMFORTABLE FROM LAST SESSION TO PERFORM TAKE OFFS AND LANDINGS SAFELY. TAKE OFF AND PATTERN WERE NORMAL. ON SHORT FINAL, THE PILOT GOT TOO LOW, ADDED POWER AND WENT INTO THE FLARE WHICH CREATED A SUDDEN SINK. THE ACTION RESULTED IN THE PILOT PULLING ON THE CONTROL BAR, NOSE DIVING AND IMPACTING THE GROUND.

PULLING BACK ON A WEIGHT SHIFT CONTROL HAS AN ADVERSE EFFECT.

## 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 CEN20CA217](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20CA217), Jun 7, 2020: Airborne XT912 (N88ZT), Bristol, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's incorrect flight control input during the landing flare, which resulted in an impact with the ground.

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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