- Date
- July 16, 1996, 17:40 local (22:40 UTC)
- Place
- Corning, AR
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N85JDDearinger Duce
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report February 18, 1997
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19960716018009A
- Case key
- 19913
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Probable cause
The pilot's failure to arrest his rate of descent and his improper recovery from a bounced landing.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
The student pilot stated that the engine hesitated momentarily when he added power to arrest a high rate of descent that developed on final approach while landing on runway 36. The airplane 'fell from about 10 feet and landed hard.' The tailwheel equipped airplane bounced once and nosed over coming to a stop in the inverted position. The pilot added that the purpose of the flight was to have a mechanic at the airport check the carburetor on his engine. The pilot did not complete a pilot/operator report on the accident.
Factual narrative
On July 16, 1996, at 1740 central daylight time, a Dearinger Duce, N85JD, was substantially damaged while landing near Corning, Arkansas. The airplane, owned and operated by a private owner, was being operated under Title 14 CFR Part 91. The solo student pilot was not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the local flight for which a flight plan was not filed. The personal flight originated at the Nick Wilson Field near Pocahantas, Arkansas, at approximately 1715.
During a telephone interview with the investigator-in-charge, the pilot stated that the engine hesitated momentarily when he attempted to add power to arrest a high rate of descent that developed on final approach while landing on runway 36 at the Corning Municipal Airport. The pilot further stated that the airplane "fell from about 10 feet and landed hard." The tailwheel equipped airplane bounced once and nosed over, coming to a stop in the inverted position. The left wing spar and the vertical stabilizer sustained structural damage.
When asked by the investigator-in-charge about the possibility that the winds might have been a factor during the landing, the pilot stated that the winds at the time of the accident were calm, and "did not play a role."
The pilot added that the purpose of the flight was to have a mechanic at the Corning Airport check the carburetor on his engine. The high wing home-built airplane, manufactured by Bill Dearinger in 1983, was purchased by the student pilot in August 1985 from the second owner.
The pilot did not forward to the Safety Board a pilot/operator report (NTSB Form 6120.1/2).
Aircraft
- Registration
- N85JD
- Reported as
- Dearinger Duce
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number
- BD475781
- Engine
- Lycoming O-290, 125 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Tracy K. Williams
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Experimental (Special)
- Departed
- M70 · Pocahantas, AR
- Destination
- 4M9
- Airport
- 4M9 · Corning Municipal, runway 36, 4,300 × 60 ft, asphalt
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Certificate
- Student
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 105 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 99 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
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