# NTSB GAA19CA380: Howard Steven C Super, N413MC, Norwich, NY, June 29, 2019 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: June 29, 2019, 09:45 local (13:45 UTC) - Place: Norwich, NY - Coordinates: 42.56361, -75.524169 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5636&lon=-75.5242&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing: Hard landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/092) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report November 6, 2019 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: General Aviation Accidents - Parties: FAA - NTSB case key (mKey): 99744 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=GAA19CA380 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/99744/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=99744 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA380 ## Probable cause The pilot's improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing. ## 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: [Howard Steven C SUPER, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062041/cases.md?model=056335S), [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: [Howard Steven C SUPER, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=056335S), [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. - [Landing: Hard landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/092) (defining event); cases with it: [Howard Steven C SUPER, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/092/sequence.md?model=056335S), [All aircraft, 2,102 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/092/sequence.md) - [Landing: Landing gear collapse](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/094); cases with it: [Howard Steven C SUPER, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/094/sequence.md?model=056335S), [All aircraft, 1,787 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/094/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot of the tailwheel-equipped airplane reported that, during landing on grass adjacent to a runway, he reduced the power to glide for landing. He added that the airplane then "dropped" and landed hard and that the right landing gear collapsed. He also stated that he should have "kept more power" and chosen not to glide. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the fuselage and right wing. 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 of the tailwheel-equipped airplane reported that, during landing on grass adjacent to a runway, he reduced power to glide for landing. The airplane "dropped" and landed hard. The right landing gear collapsed. The pilot added that he should have "kept more power" and chosen not to glide. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the fuselage and right wing. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N413MC](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N413MC), registered now, S/N SSR 04814, built 2015 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Howard Steven C SUPER - Registry model: [Howard Steven C SUPER](https://openairdocs.org/model/howard-steven-c-super) (registry code 056335S) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Rotax 912ULS series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912uls-series) (registry code 55572, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: SSR 04814 - Year built: 2015 - Airframe hours: 71.27 - Engines: Rotax 912ULS2 95 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Flight test, Part 91 - Airworthiness certificate: Special, Experimental (Special) - Last inspection: Annual, September 2, 2018 - Departed: OIC, Norwich, NY - Destination: OIC, Norwich, NY - Airport: OIC, Lt Warren Eaton, runway 01, 4,727 × 75 ft, grass/turf - Equipment: Electronic primary flight display, Electronic multifunction display ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 79; injuries: none; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: sport pilot, with waivers/limitations; last flight review February 23, 2017; seat: front; flight hours: 415 total ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 240° at 4 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: 11,000 ft overcast - Temperature: 66 °F, dew point 63 °F - Altimeter: 30.06 inHg - Observed at: KBGM, 29 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 20190629008579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190629008579A), Jun 29, 2019: Howard Steven C SUPER, Norwich, NY, Substantial damage. Pilot [privacy data omitted], [privacy data omitted] sole occupant of aircraft, lost control while landing in the grass along side of runway resulting in… ## Docket (2 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on August 9, 2019, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=99744. 3.1 MB in all. - Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 1.3 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40474998&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Master.PDF - Accident Photos (item 2, .PDF, 1.7 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40474999&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. 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