# NTSB CEN09CA326: Aeropro CZ Eurofox, N817R, Bloomfield, IN, May 30, 2009 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: May 30, 2009, 14:30 local (18:30 UTC) - Place: Bloomfield, IN - Coordinates: 39.044445, -87.005554 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0444&lon=-87.0056&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing: Nose over/nose down](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096) - Highest injury: Minor injuries - Injuries: 2 minor - Status: Completed, report September 10, 2009 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: Central Region - Parties: Federal Aviation Administration - NTSB case key (mKey): 73935 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN09CA326 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/73935/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=73935 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA326 ## Probable cause The pilot's selection of an unsuitable landing area. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Planning/preparation: flight planning/navigation](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02061025): Personnel issues › Task performance · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Aeropro CZ EUROFOX LSA, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02061025/cases.md?model=0600024), [All aircraft, 179 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02061025/cases.md) - [Runway/land/takeoff/taxi surface](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03023000): Environmental issues › Physical environment · Decision related to condition (probable cause); cases with it: [Aeropro CZ EUROFOX LSA, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03023000/cases.md?model=0600024), [All aircraft, 253 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03023000/cases.md) - [Info processing/decision: identification/recognition](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041510): Personnel issues › Action/decision · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Aeropro CZ EUROFOX LSA, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041510/cases.md?model=0600024), [All aircraft, 559 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041510/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Landing: Off-field or emergency landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/440); cases with it: [Aeropro CZ EUROFOX LSA, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/440/sequence.md?model=0600024), [All aircraft, 3,365 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/440/sequence.md) - [Landing: Nose over/nose down](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096) (defining event); cases with it: [Aeropro CZ EUROFOX LSA, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096/sequence.md?model=0600024), [All aircraft, 2,287 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096/sequence.md) ## Analysis A sport pilot and a student sport pilot departed on a cross-country personal flight to the destination airport. The sport pilot was the flying pilot and the student pilot assumed navigational duties during the flight. They had been using a global positioning system receiver for the flight. When they arrived at the destination airport, the sport pilot twice overflew the runway. There had been a discussion between the pilots regarding the location of the runway. The sport pilot then established an approach to a recently plowed agricultural field located about 250 yards west of the runway and landed on that field. During the landing the nose gear dug into the soft soil and the airplane nosed over. Both wings were bent downward approximately 10 degrees, the pilot compartment frame was bent and the windscreen was broken. ## Factual narrative A sport pilot and a student sport pilot, who was the sport pilot's husband, departed on a cross country personal flight to the destination airport. The sport pilot was the flying pilot and the student pilot assumed navigational duties during the flight. They had been using a global positioning system (GPS) receiver AvMap EKP IV for the flight. The GPS navigation database had been expired but displayed the correct airport information. When they arrived at the destination airport, the sport pilot twice overflew runway 18 (2,160 feet by 150 feet, turf). There had been a discussion between the pilots regarding the location of the runway. The sport pilot then established an approach to a recently plowed agricultural field located about 250 yards west of the runway and landed on that field. During the landing the nose gear dug in to the soft soil and the airplane nosed over. The airplane came to a stop on the field within about 40 feet. Both of the airplane's wings were twisted downward approximately 10 degrees, the pilot compartment frame was bent and the windscreen was broken. Both pilots received minor injuries. The sport pilot was issued a sport pilot certificate on December 26, 2008, and accumulated a total flight time, based on logbook information, of 252.1 hours, of which 171.2 hours was instruction received. The student pilot accumulated a reported total flight time of 182.3 hours. Neither pilot had any previous failures towards an airman certificate/rating or any previous incidents/accidents. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N817R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N817R-2009-09-09), registration cancelled 2009-09-09, S/N 25008, built 2008 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Aeropro CZ Eurofox - Registry model: [Aeropro CZ EUROFOX LSA](https://openairdocs.org/model/aeropro-cz-eurofox-lsa) (registry code 0600024) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Rotax 912ULS series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912uls-series) (registry code 55572, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 25008 - Airframe hours: 45.9 - Engines: Rotax 912ULS 100 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: Pilot - Registered owner: Robell Air LLC - Airworthiness certificate: Special, Special light-sport (Special) - Last inspection: Annual, April 24, 2009 - Departed: BWG, Bowling Green, KY - Destination: 1I3, Bloomfield, IN - Flight plan: Unknown - Airport: 1I3, Shawnee Field Airport, runway 18, 2,160 × 150 ft, grass/turf ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 68; injuries: minor; sport pilot; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: sport pilot; last flight review December 26, 2008; seat: left; flight hours: 270 total, 251 in this make and model, 56 as pilot in command, 25 in the last 90 days, 15 in the last 30 days, 8 in the last 24 hours - Student pilot; age 69; injuries: minor; student, sport pilot; medical: sport pilot; seat: right; flight hours: 182 total, 162 in this make and model, 39 in the last 90 days, 13 in the last 30 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 225° at 6 knots - Visibility: 6 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: 5,000 ft broken - Temperature: 82 °F ## Docket (1 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on July 30, 2009, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=73935. 588 KB in all. - Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 588 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40315355&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Master.PDF From the NTSB's public API. 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