- Date
- July 16, 1995, 14:00 local (19:00 UTC)
- Place
- Shelbyville, IN
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N112DCCraig Long E-Z
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report May 29, 1996
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19950716018529A
- Case key
- 9711
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Probable cause
the pilot's improper recovery from a bounced landing which resulted in the nose wheel striking the runway first. A factor associated with the accident was excessive airspeed during the landing.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot made two landing attempts which resulted in go-arounds. During the third attempt the pilot landed long and fast. The airplane bounced on touchdown and settled back to the runway on the nose gear. The nose gear collapsed and the airplane departed the runway prior to nosing over.
Factual narrative
On July 16, 1995, at 1400 eastern standard time, a Craig model, Long E-Z, an experimental homebuilt Long E-Z, experienced a broken nose landing gear and turned upside down after landing from a CFR 91 personal flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and no flight plan was filed. The aircraft sustained substantial damage and the lone pilot sustained minor injuries. The pilot held a private pilot certificate with and Airplane, Single Engine Land rating. The flight originated at Lunken Field, Cincinnati, Ohio, on July 16, 1995, at about 1300 est.
The pilot was attempting a planned stop at Shelbyville, Indiana, while in the process of relocating the aircraft from Cincinnati to South Dakota. The pilot and witnesses stated the accident occurred during the third landing attempt. The pilot stated that he was uncomfortable with the first two approaches so he initiated go-arounds and landed on the third attempt. He stated that the aircraft speed was too fast and he touched down about mid-field. The aircraft bounced and came down on the nose gear which broke off. The aircraft then left the runway and flipped over. The pilot indicated that there was no malfunction of the airplane.
The lone pilot sustained minor injuries in the form of a cut to his left had necessitating six stitches.
The aircraft was substantially damaged by the crash impact forces.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N112DC
- Reported as
- Craig Long E-Z
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number
- 35
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-L2C, 125 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Dale B. Ryan
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Experimental (Special)
- Last inspection
- Unknown · October 1, 1994
- Departed
- LUK · Cincinnati, OH
- Destination
- 3SM
- Airport
- 3SM · Shelbyville, runway 36, 3,732 × 50 ft, concrete
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 49
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Expired
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 1,552 total · 5 in this make and model · 1,552 as pilot in command · 15 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 270° at 9 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.