# NTSB CHI02LA171: Hulle Horizon 1, N816DJ, Niles, MI, June 19, 2002 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: June 18, 2002, 21:00 local (Jun 19, 2002, 01:00 UTC) - Place: Niles, MI - Coordinates: 41.829181, -86.239753 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8292&lon=-86.2398&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report April 18, 2003 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: FAA-South Bend FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 55029 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI02LA171 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/55029/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=55029 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02LA171 ## Probable cause The pilot's improper recovery from a bounced landing. A factor was the pilot's lack of experience in tailwheel airplanes. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Hard landing, landing - lack of total experience in type of aircraft, pilot in command (contributing factor) - recovery from bounced landing - improper, pilot in command (cause) - Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - roll - aircraft control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause) - remedial action - inadequate, pilot in command (cause) - Nose over, landing - roll ## Analysis The amateur-built airplane sustained substantial damage when it nosed over after a bounced landing. The pilot reported, "Flew left hand pattern for runway 4 - Landed in the grass past intersection. Back taxied runway 4 and took off again. On second landing aircraft bounced, I neutralized the stick and aircraft settled back on grass an[d] nosed over, very quickly. I should have [kept] stick back and controlled descent with throttle." The pilot reported he had 112.9 hours of total flight experience and 7.6 hours of flight experience in the make and model of aircraft. He reported, "Low time tailwheel pilot, just need more experience." ## Factual narrative On June 18, 2002, at 2100 eastern daylight time, an amateur-built Hulle Horizon 1, N816DJ, sustained substantial damage when it nosed over after a bounced landing at the Jerry Tyler Memorial Airport (3TR), Niles, Michigan. The 14 CFR Part 91 personal flight departed 3TR and was on a local flight. The private pilot was not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed. The pilot reported, "Flew left hand pattern for runway 4 - Landed in the grass past intersection. Back taxied runway 4 and took off again. On second landing aircraft bounced, I neutralized the stick and aircraft settled back on grass an[d] nosed over, very quickly. I should have [kept] stick back and controlled descent with throttle." The pilot reported he had 112.8 hours of total flight experience and 7.6 hours of flight experience in the make and model of aircraft. He reported, "Low time tailwheel pilot, just need more experience." ## Aircraft - Registration: [N816DJ](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N816DJ), registered now, S/N H091, built 2000 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Hulle Horizon 1 - Registry model: [Van Hulle James HORIZON I](https://openairdocs.org/model/van-hulle-james-horizon-i) (registry code 05607EU) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental A&C65 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (registry code 17003, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane, amateur-built - Serial number: H091 - Engines: Continental A-65-8 65 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: James Van Hulle - Airworthiness certificate: Special, Experimental (Special) - Departed: 3TR, Niles, MI - Destination: 3TR, MI - Airport: 3TR, Jerry Tyler Memorial Airport, runway 4, grass/turf ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 46; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; last flight review September 27, 2001; seat: rear; flight hours: 113 total, 8 in this make and model, 65 as pilot in command, 7 in the last 90 days, 7 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 140° at 7 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 79 °F, dew point 54 °F - Altimeter: 30.06 inHg - Observed at: SBN, 9 nm away ## FAA reports on this event (1) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20020618021549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020618021549A), Jun 18, 2002: Amtr HORIZON1, Niles, MI, Substantial damage. (.19) On June 18, 2002, at 2000 eastern standard time, an amateur-built hulle horizon 1, N816DJ, sustained substantial damage during a bounced landing at Jerry… ## Docket (1 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on January 30, 2003, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=55029. 378 KB in all. - Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 378 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40447047&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Master.PDF 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. 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