- Date
- May 23, 1982, 12:45 local (17:45 UTC)
- Place
- Sand Springs, OK
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N99129Erco 415-C
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report May 23, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820523018209A
- Case key
- 72512
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The pilot stated that on his second approach for a touch and go landing, the aircraft was a little high on final. He reduced power to complete a short field landing on the sod strip. The aircraft landed moderately hard in a flat attitude and the nose gear axle sheared off. The nose gear then dug into the ground and the aircraft nosed over.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N99129
- Reported as
- Erco 415-C
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 1752
- Airframe hours
- 1,915
- Engine
- Continental C-85, 85 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Herbert W. Hartz
- Registered owner
- Herbert W. Hartz
- Departed
- 6F3 · Sand Springs, OK
- Destination
- 6F3 · Sand Springs, OK
- Airport
- 6F3 · Eagles Nest, runway 17, 3,000 × 100 ft, grass/turf
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
- 34
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 700 total · 110 in this make and model · 8 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 90° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Temperature
- 181 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.