# NTSB GAA19CA243: Hanson Parakeet A4 Replica, N27Q, Faribault, MN, May 4, 2019 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: May 4, 2019, 14:28 local (19:28 UTC) - Place: Faribault, MN - Coordinates: 44.328887, -93.313056 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.3289&lon=-93.3131&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 March 3, 2020 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: General Aviation Accidents - Parties: FAA - NTSB case key (mKey): 99380 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=GAA19CA243 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/99380/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=99380 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA243 ## Probable cause The pilot's improper landing flare with a left crosswind, which resulted in a hard landing, collapsed landing gear, runway excursion, and nose-over. ## 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: [Hanson PARAKEET A4 REPLICA, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062041/cases.md?model=0566320), [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: [Hanson PARAKEET A4 REPLICA, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=0566320), [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 · Effect on operation (probable cause); cases with it: [Hanson PARAKEET A4 REPLICA, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034040/cases.md?model=0566320), [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: Miscellaneous/other](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/900); cases with it: [Hanson PARAKEET A4 REPLICA, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/900/sequence.md?model=0566320), [All aircraft, 1,556 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/900/sequence.md) - [Landing-flare/touchdown: Hard landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/092) (defining event); cases with it: [Hanson PARAKEET A4 REPLICA, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/092/sequence.md?model=0566320), [All aircraft, 2,102 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/092/sequence.md) - [Landing-flare/touchdown: Landing gear collapse](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/094); cases with it: [Hanson PARAKEET A4 REPLICA, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/094/sequence.md?model=0566320), [All aircraft, 1,787 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/094/sequence.md) - [Landing-flare/touchdown: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230); cases with it: [Hanson PARAKEET A4 REPLICA, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md?model=0566320), [All aircraft, 4,585 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md) - [Landing-flare/touchdown: Runway excursion](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300); cases with it: [Hanson PARAKEET A4 REPLICA, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md?model=0566320), [All aircraft, 3,643 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md) - [Landing-flare/touchdown: Nose over/nose down](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096); cases with it: [Hanson PARAKEET A4 REPLICA, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096/sequence.md?model=0566320), [All aircraft, 2,287 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot of the biplane reported that, while on short final, immediately after crossing the end of the runway and while about 10 ft above ground level, he increased the throttle setting to maintain 60 mph. He added that, about 5 to 8 ft above the ground, the airplane "sank rapidly" and landed hard, and the right landing gear collapsed. Subsequently, the airplane veered right, exited the runway, and nosed over. The biplane sustained substantial damage to the left wing and empennage. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the biplane that would have precluded normal operation. ## Factual narrative The biplane pilot reported that, while on short final, immediately after crossing the end of the runway, about 10 feet above the ground, he increased the throttle setting to maintain 60 mph. About 5 to 8 ft above the ground, the airplane "sank rapidly", landed hard, and the right landing gear collapsed. Subsequently, the airplane veered right, exited the runway, and nosed over. The biplane sustained substantial damage to the left wing and empennage. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. An automated weather observation station located on an airport about 13 nm away from the accident site reported that, about the time of the accident, the wind was 170° at 4 knots. The pilot reported that, at the accident airport, about the time of the accident, the wind was 230º at 9 knots. The airplane landed on runway 30. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N27Q](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N27Q), registered now, S/N JH100, built 1978 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: HANSON PARAKEET A4 REPLICA - Registry model: [Hanson PARAKEET A4 REPLICA](https://openairdocs.org/model/hanson-parakeet-a4-replica) (registry code 0566320) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental 0-200 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (registry code 17020, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane, amateur-built - Serial number: JH100 - Year built: 1978 - Airframe hours: 662.6 - Engines: Continental O-200-A 100 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Airworthiness certificate: Special, Experimental (Special) - Last inspection: Condition, September 4, 2018 - Departed: RST, Rochester, MN - Destination: FBL, Faribault, MN - Airport: FBL, Faribault Muni-Liz Wall Strohf, runway 30, 4,257 × 75 ft, asphalt - Equipment: Handheld GPS ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 47; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: basicmed, without waivers/limitations; last flight review July 11, 2018; seat: single; restraint: 4-point; flight hours: 351 total, 35 in this make and model, 308 as pilot in command, 1 in the last 90 days, 1 in the last 30 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 230° at 9 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Observed at: KOWA, 13 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 20190504003889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190504003889A), May 4, 2019: Hanson PARAKEET A4 REPLICA, Fairbault, MN, Substantial damage. PIC lost control following a hard landing to kfbl rwy 30. Right gear collapsed, airplane swerved right and flipped over when it drove into the grass. This… ## Docket (2 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on January 9, 2020, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=99380. 2.3 MB in all. - Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 2.1 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40479775&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Master.PDF - Accident Photo (item 2, .PDF, 196 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40479776&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Accident%20Photo-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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. 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