# NTSB GAA19CA245: Ercoupe 415 C, N2101H, Rosendale, WI, May 6, 2019 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: May 6, 2019, 12:20 local (17:20 UTC) - Place: Rosendale, WI - Coordinates: 43.880554, -88.710556 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.8806&lon=-88.7106&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Enroute-cruise: Turbulence encounter](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/360) - 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): 99383 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=GAA19CA245 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/99383/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=99383 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA245 ## Probable cause The pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for an off-airport precautionary landing, which resulted in impact with a fence and a nose-over. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Info processing/decision: decision making/judgment](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041520): Personnel issues › Action/decision · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Engineering & Research 415-C, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041520/cases.md?model=0420302), [All aircraft, 3,098 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041520/cases.md) - [Object/animal/substance: fence/fence post](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022047): Environmental issues › Physical environment · Effect on operation (probable cause); cases with it: [Engineering & Research 415-C, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022047/cases.md?model=0420302), [All aircraft, 313 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022047/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Enroute-cruise: Turbulence encounter](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/360) (defining event); cases with it: [Engineering & Research 415-C, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/360/sequence.md?model=0420302), [All aircraft, 423 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/360/sequence.md) - [Landing: Off-field or emergency landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/440); cases with it: [Engineering & Research 415-C, 3 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/440/sequence.md?model=0420302), [All aircraft, 3,365 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/440/sequence.md) - [Landing-landing roll: Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT) ](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470); cases with it: [Engineering & Research 415-C, 8 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md?model=0420302), [All aircraft, 10,189 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md) - [Landing-landing roll: Nose over/nose down](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096); cases with it: [Engineering & Research 415-C, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096/sequence.md?model=0420302), [All aircraft, 2,287 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot reported that he made an off-airport precautionary landing due to turbulent conditions. During the landing roll in a pasture, the airplane's nose landing gear impacted a fence, and the airplane nosed over. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the fuselage and both wings. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. ## Factual narrative The pilot reported that he made an off-airport precautionary landing due to turbulent conditions; during the landing roll in a pasture, the airplane's nose gear encountered a "line fence" and nosed over. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the fuselage, and both wings. 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 9 miles north/east of the accident location reported that, about the time of the accident, the wind was from 080° at 8 knots, visibility 10 statute miles, clear of clouds, temperature was 13°C (55°F) and the dew point was 4°C (39°F). ## Aircraft - Registration: [N2101H](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2101H-2020-11-14), registration cancelled 2020-11-14, S/N 2724, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Ercoupe 415 C - Registry model: [Engineering & Research 415-C](https://openairdocs.org/model/engineering-research-415-c) (registry code 0420302) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental C90 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (registry code 17009, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 2724 - Year built: 1946 - Airframe hours: 2700 - Engines: Continental C-75-12 85 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, July 1, 2018 - Departed: 92C, Pulaski, WI - Destination: UNU, Juneau, WI - Equipment: Handheld GPS ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 70; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: sport pilot; last flight review January 20, 2018; seat: left; flight hours: 1,174 total, 547 in this make and model, 1,174 as pilot in command ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 80° at 8 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 55 °F, dew point 39 °F - Altimeter: 30.06 inHg - Turbulence: Severe - Observed at: KOSH, 9 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 20190506004089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190506004089A), May 6, 2019: Engineering & Research 415-C, Pickett, WI, Substantial damage. On may 6, 2019 an Engineering and research 415-C Ercoupe, us registration number N2101H crashed and overturned during a landing attempt in a field near Pickett… ## Docket (2 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on June 12, 2019, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=99383. 1.0 MB in all. - Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 652 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40473343&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Master.PDF - Accident Photos (item 2, .PDF, 2 photos, 365 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40473344&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Accident%20Photos-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. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.