# NTSB ERA11CA517: Fantasy Air Sro Allegro 2000, N90650, Stonington, ME, August 31, 2011

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report
- Date: August 31, 2011, 13:00 local (17:00 UTC)
- Place: Stonington, ME
- Coordinates: 44.170555, -68.67472 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.1706&lon=-68.6747&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Landing-flare/touchdown: Hard landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/092)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 16, 2012
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office: Eastern Region Aviation
- Parties: FAA/FSDO
- NTSB case key (mKey): 82029
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA11CA517
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/82029/pdf
- NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=82029
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11CA517

## Probable cause

The pilot's inadequate landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing during crosswind conditions.

## Findings

NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause.

- [Performance/control parameters: landing flare](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062041): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Fantasy Air Sro ALLEGRO 2000, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062041/cases.md?model=0600005), [All aircraft, 1,285 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062041/cases.md)
- [Use of equip/info: aircraft control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040): Personnel issues › Task performance · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Fantasy Air Sro ALLEGRO 2000, 4 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=0600005), [All aircraft, 9,295 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md)
- [Wind: crosswind](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034040): Environmental issues › Conditions/weather/phenomena · Response/compensation; cases with it: [Fantasy Air Sro ALLEGRO 2000, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034040/cases.md?model=0600005), [All aircraft, 1,008 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034040/cases.md)

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Landing-flare/touchdown: Hard landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/092) (defining event); cases with it: [Fantasy Air Sro ALLEGRO 2000, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/092/sequence.md?model=0600005), [All aircraft, 2,102 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/092/sequence.md)

## Analysis

According to the pilot, he was landing at a coastal airport when the airplane encountered a strong right crosswind. The airplane landed hard on the right main landing gear, which subsequently collapsed. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the fuselage and right wing. The pilot reported no preexisting mechanical anomalies with the airplane.

## Factual narrative

According to the pilot, he was landing at a coastal airport on runway 25, when the airplane encountered a strong crosswind from the west. The airplane landed hard on the right main landing gear, which subsequently collapsed. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the fuselage and right wing. The pilot reported there were no preexisting mechanical anomalies with the airplane. The wind reported at an airport 19 miles to the west of the accident location was variable from 010 degrees at 3 knots.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N90650](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N90650-2018-03-09), registration cancelled 2018-03-09, S/N 06-235, built 2006 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FANTASY AIR SRO ALLEGRO 2000
- Registry model: [Fantasy Air Sro ALLEGRO 2000](https://openairdocs.org/model/fantasy-air-sro-allegro-2000) (registry code 0600005) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Rotax 912 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912-series) (registry code 55569, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 06-235
- Airframe hours: 499
- Engines: ROTAX 912 80 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Walter Erik A
- Registered owner: Walter Erik A
- Airworthiness certificate: Special, Experimental light sport (Special)
- Last inspection: Annual, July 26, 2011
- Departed: BHB, Trenton, ME
- Destination: 93B, Stonington, ME
- Airport: 93B, Stonington Municipal Airport, runway 25, 2,099 × 60 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 72; injuries: none; sport pilot; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: sport pilot; last flight review April 7, 2010; seat: left; flight hours: 128 total, 0 in this make and model, 83 as pilot in command, 3 in the last 90 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 10° at 3 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 75 °F, dew point 48 °F
- Altimeter: 30.15 inHg
- Observed at: RKD, 19 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 20110831022819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110831022819A), Aug 31, 2011: Fantasy Air Sro ALLEGRO 2000, Stonington, ME, Substantial damage. On August 31, 2011, the pilot experienced some turbulance after departing bar harbor Maine airport (bhb) enroute to Stonington Maine airport (93B). The pilot…

## Other investigations on N90650 (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 ERA14CA165](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14CA165), Mar 23, 2014: Fantasy Air Sro Allegro 2000 (N90650), Kill Devil Hills, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane during the landing approach in gusty wind conditions.

## Docket (4 files)

The files NTSB released with the investigation on December 29, 2011, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=82029. 5.4 MB in all.

- Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 5.2 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40357088&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Redacted.PDF
- RKD Weather Observations (item 2, .PDF, 148 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40357077&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=RKD%20Weather%20Observations-Master.PDF
- Photograph # 1: Damage to Fuselage (Courtesy of FAA) (item 3, .PDF, 33 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40357078&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Photograph%20%23%201%3A%20Damage%20to%20Fuselage%20(Courtesy%20of%20FAA)-Master.PDF
- Photograph # 2: Damage to Right Wing Tip (Courtesy of FAA) (item 4, .PDF, 30 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40357079&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Photograph%20%23%202%3A%20Damage%20to%20Right%20Wing%20Tip%20(Courtesy%20of%20FAA)-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.

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