- Date
- April 10, 2005, 18:30 local (22:30 UTC)
- Place
- South Woodstock, CT
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N130MCClark/Loken Christen Eagle II
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report July 7, 2005
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Parties
- FAA/FSDO
- FAA report
- 20050410005869A
- Case key
- 61283
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Probable cause
The pilot's improper flare, which resulted in a hard landing.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
As the pilot began the landing flare the airplane continued to descend, contacting the ground and collapsing the landing gear.
Factual narrative
On April 10, 2005, about 1830 eastern daylight time, an amateur built Christian Eagle II, N130MC, was substantially while landing at Woodstock Airport (64CT), South Woodstock, Connecticut. The certificated private pilot and passenger were not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan was filed for the local personal flight, conducted under 14 CFR Part 91.
According to a written statement submitted by the pilot, during the descent for landing he experienced moderate turbulence below 2,000 feet. He entered the airport traffic pattern and configured the airplane for a landing on runway 01. As he began to flare for landing, the airplane continued to descend, contacted the ground, and the landing gear collapsed.
The pilot reported no mechanical malfunctions or failures of the airplane.
The weather reported at Windham Airport (IJD), Willimantic, Connecticut, located 15 nautical miles southwest, at 1852, included winds from 310 degrees at 4 knots and clear skies.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N130MC
- Reported as
- Clark/Loken Christen Eagle II
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number
- 1
- Engine
- Lycoming AEIO-360, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Eagle RP LLC
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Experimental (Special)
- Departed
- 64CT · South Woodstock, CT
- Airport
- 64CT · Woodstock Airport, runway 01
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 44
- Injuries
- None
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3
- Last flight review
- June 10, 2004
- Flight hours
- 543 total · 52 in this make and model · 2 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 310° at 4 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 66 °F, dew point 25 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.94 inHg
- Observed at
- IJD
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.