# NTSB ERA23LA196: ICP Savannah S, N5400S, Gilford, NH, April 15, 2023 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report - Date: April 15, 2023, 14:50 local (18:50 UTC) - Place: Gilford, NH - Coordinates: 43.571814, -71.422127 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.5718&lon=-71.4221&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Approach-VFR go-around: Aerodynamic stall/spin](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/241) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed - Report: Approved by Office Director - Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish - NTSB office: Eastern Region Aviation - Parties: FAA/FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 107066 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA23LA196 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/107066/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=107066 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA196 ## Probable cause The pilot’s failure to maintain control of the airplane during an attempted go-around, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and impact with the runway. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Performance/control parameters: angle of attack](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062042): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [ICP SAVANNAH S, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062042/cases.md?model=060002E), [All aircraft, 990 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062042/cases.md) - [Use of equip/info: aircraft control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040): Personnel issues › Task performance · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [ICP SAVANNAH S, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=060002E), [All aircraft, 9,295 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Approach-VFR go-around: Aerodynamic stall/spin](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/241) (defining event); cases with it: [ICP SAVANNAH S, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/241/sequence.md?model=060002E), [All aircraft, 1,529 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/241/sequence.md) - [Approach-VFR go-around: Abnormal runway contact](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/090); cases with it: [ICP SAVANNAH S, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/090/sequence.md?model=060002E), [All aircraft, 1,506 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/090/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot reported that during the landing flare a gust of wind pitched the nose of the airplane up. He then attempted to add power and go around, but the maneuver was unsuccessful with the pilot stating, “I believe both wings had stalled.” The airplane impacted the runway in a nose low attitude, which resulted in substantial damage to the fuselage and right wing. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N5400S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5400S-2024-08-17), registration cancelled 2024-08-17, S/N 12-10-54-0221, built 2013 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: ICP SRL SAVANNAH S - Registry model: [ICP SAVANNAH S](https://openairdocs.org/model/icp-savannah-s) (registry code 060002E) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Rotax 912ULS2](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912uls2) (registry code 55599, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 12-10-54-0221 - Year built: 2013 - Airframe hours: 91 - Engines: ROTAX 912ULS 100 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Airworthiness certificate: Special, Special light-sport (Special) - Last inspection: 100 hour, January 12, 2023, 27 hours before - Departed: LCI, Gilford, NH - Destination: Same as departure - Airport: LCI, Laconia Municipal Airport, runway 8, 5,890 × 100 ft, asphalt - Equipment: ADS-B, Handheld GPS ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 65; injuries: none; private, sport pilot; airplane ratings: single-engine land, single-engine sea; medical: unknown, with waivers/limitations; last flight review September 25, 2022; seat: left; restraint: 3-point; flight hours: 250 total, 22 in this make and model, 250 as pilot in command, 22 in the last 90 days, 14 in the last 30 days, 2 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 50° at 8 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 70 °F, dew point 39 °F - Altimeter: 29.94 inHg - Turbulence: Moderate - Observed at: LCI - METAR: KLCI 151856Z AUTO 05008KT 10SM CLR 21/04 A2994 RMK AO2 SLP138 T02060044 ## 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 20230415003579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230415003579A), Apr 15, 2023: Icp Srl SAVANNAH S, Gilford, NH, Substantial damage. On April 15, 2023, N5400S landed hard, nose first on runway 8 at klci. The pilot was in the flare when a gust of wind took the plane up. According to the… ## Docket (2 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on June 29, 2023, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=107066. 3.4 MB in all. - Pilot/operator aircraft accident report, NTSB form 6120.1 (item 1, PDF, 11 pages, 2.1 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=15387257&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=6120.1%20Pilot_Redacted-Rel.pdf - Photographs (item 2, PDF, 5 pages, 1.3 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=15387317&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Photo%20Array%20ERA23LA196-Rel.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. 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