- Date
- May 27, 2010, 08:30 local (13:30 UTC)
- Place
- Belton, TX
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N817PAeropro CZ Eurofox LSA
- Defining event
- Landing-flare/touchdown: Loss of control in flight
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report July 22, 2010
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Central Region
- Parties
- FAA FSDO
- FAA report
- 20100527036099A
- Case key
- 76137
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Probable cause
The pilot's loss of directional control during landing.
Findings · 1
NTSB’s coded findings. Those marked are part of the probable cause; the rest are factors or other findings. Under each, the cases with the same finding.
Sequence of events
The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event is the one that best describes the accident. Under each, the cases with the same event anywhere in their sequence.
Analysis
According to the pilot, while landing his light-sport airplane in a field, he lost control of the airplane and impacted a fence. The pilot stated that he had used the field numerous times for landings; however, on this landing he conducted a “full-flaps landing.” The pilot added that the airplane’s left strut collided with a fence post and the fuselage was “messed up.” Additionally, he stated that the wind was calm at the time of the accident. The pilot did not report any anomalies with the airplane, prior to the accident.
Factual narrative
According to the pilot, while landing his light-sport airplane in a field; he lost control of the airplane and impacted a fence. The pilot stated that he had used the field numerous times for landings; however, on this landing he conducted a “full-flaps landing.” The pilot added that the airplane’s left strut collided with a fence post and the fuselage was “messed up.” Additionally, he stated that the wind was calm at the time of the accident. The pilot did not report any anomalies with the airplane, prior to the accident.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N817P
- Reported as
- Aeropro CZ Eurofox LSA
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 242 07
- Airframe hours
- 197
- Engine
- Rotax 912ULS, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Experimental light sport (Special)
- Last inspection
- Condition · May 19, 2009
- Departed
- 5TA1 · Temple, TX
- Destination
- Belton, TX
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 63
- Injuries
- None
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Sport pilot
- Last flight review
- June 17, 2009
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 194 total · 154 in this make and model · 157 as pilot in command · 36 in the last 90 days · 13 in the last 30 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 75 °F, dew point 66 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.03 inHg
Docket · 3
The files NTSB released with the investigation on June 25, 2010, on NTSB’s docket system: statements, records, photos and specialists’ reports. 921 KB in all.
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.