# NTSB CHI84LA328: Viking Dragon FLY, N83WH, Eau Claire, WI, August 2, 1984

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: August 2, 1984, 15:00 local (19:00 UTC)
- Place: Eau Claire, WI
- Location: 44.8658° N, 91.4843° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CHIPPEWA VALLEY RGNL (EAU), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.8658&lon=-91.4843&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 12722
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI84LA328
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/12722/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI84LA328

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Hard landing, landing - flare/touchdown
  - flare - improper, pilot in command (cause)
  - recovery from bounced landing - attempted, pilot in command (contributing factor)
- Main gear collapsed, landing - roll
  - landing gear,main gear attachment - overload (contributing factor)

## Analysis

WITNESSES OBSERVED ACFT TOUCHDOWN LEFT MAIN GEAR FIRST AND BOUNCE TWICE BEFORE REMAINING ON THE RWY. THE LEFT CONARD COLLAPSED DURING THE LANDING. THE LANDING GEAR IS ATTACHED AT CANARD TIP ON THIS MAKE/MODEL.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N83WH](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N83WH-1991-10-10), registration cancelled 1991-10-10, S/N 294 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: VIKING DRAGON FLY
- Registry model: [Hazlewood William James DRAGONFLY](https://openairdocs.org/model/hazlewood-william-james-dragonfly) (registry code 056476J) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number: 294
- Airframe hours: 100
- Engines: Volkswagen 1600 CC 45 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: William J. Hazlewood
- Airworthiness certificate: Special, Experimental (Special)
- Last inspection: Annual, January 26, 1984
- Departed: OSH, OSHKOSH, WI
- Airport: EAU, Eau Clarie County, runway 4, 7,300 × 150 ft, concrete

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 34; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 2, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 1,000 total, 100 in this make and model, 900 as pilot in command, 100 in the last 90 days, 6 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 40° at 6 knots
- Visibility: 3 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 8,000 ft overcast
- Temperature: 77 °F, dew point 72 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: EAU

## 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 19840802036999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840802036999A), Aug 2, 1984: Amtr DRAGONFLY, Eau Claire, WI, Minor damage. Bounced during hard landing. Compression failure of left inboard canard.

## Other investigations on N83WH (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 ATL84LKG06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL84LKG06), Mar 16, 1984: Homebuilt Dragon FLY 294 (N83WH), Franklin, GA, substantial damage

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.

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