# Accident 20220516006429A: Ercoupe 415-C, Angola, IN, May 16, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 16, 2022, 17:37 local time
- Place: Angola, IN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.6399° N, 85.0831° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6399&lon=-85.0831&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3530H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3530H) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ercoupe 415-C (registry code 0420322, https://openairdocs.org/model/ercoupe-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: ERCOUPE 415-C
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR A&C75 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 330 total, 30 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN22LA210](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA210) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220516006429A

## Narrative

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

ON OR ABOUT MAY 16, 2022, AT APPROXIMATELY 1737 EDT, A 1946 ERCOUPE 415-C, A FIXED-WING SINGLE-ENGINE AIRPLANE BEARING REGISTRATION N3530H (SN: 4155), SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AFTER A HARD LANDING AT THE TRI-STATE STEUBEN COUNTY AIRPORT (KANQ) IN ANGOLA, IN. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ (REGISTRATION PENDING) OF N672SV AND WAS ALSO THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND (PIC) AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE PIC STATED THAT THE FLIGHT WAS TO BE CONDUCTED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS (14 CFR) PART 91. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND THE FOLLOWING IS THE WEATHER OBSERVATION FROM KANQ AT THE APPROXIMATE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT:

KANQ 162115Z AUTO 30014G24KT 10SM FEW080 22/03 A2982 RMK AO2

THE PIC STATED THEY WERE INBOUND FOR LANDING ON RUNWAY 23 AT KANQ AT THE ABOVE DATE AND TIME. THE PIC SAID THAT IT FELT LIKE THE AIRCRAFT LOST ALL ITS LIFT AT APPROXIMATELY TEN TO TWENTY FEET OVER THE RUNWAY. THE NOSE OF THE AIRPLANE THEN DROPPED DOWN, AND THE NOSE GEAR STRUCK THE RUNWAY HARD. THE HARD IMPACT RESULTED IN THE NOSE GEAR STRUT PUSHING THROUGH THE NOSE GEAR FORK AND PUNCTURING THE TIRE, THE PROPELLER STRIKING THE RUNWAY SURFACE, AND EXTENSIVE WRINKLING OF THE AIRCRAFT'S SKIN BEHIND THE FIREWALL AND INTO THE LEADING EDGE OF THE RIGHT-WING.

## 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 CEN22LA210](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA210), May 16, 2022: Ercoupe 415-C (N3530H), Angola, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain control of the airplane while landing in gusting wind conditions, which resulted in a hard landing and the nose landing gear collapse.

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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