# NTSB LAX07CA246: Found Aircraft Canada FBA-2C1, N705BH, Challis, ID, July 30, 2007 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: July 30, 2007, 12:00 local (18:00 UTC) - Place: Challis, ID - Coordinates: 44.820278, -114.421112 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.8203&lon=-114.4211&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed, report October 31, 2007 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: Federal Aviation Administration - NTSB case key (mKey): 66435 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX07CA246 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/66435/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX07CA246 ## Probable cause the pilot's inadequate bounced landing recovery technique, which resulted in a hard landing. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Hard landing, approach - vfr pattern - final approach - weather condition - downdraft - recovery from bounced landing - inadequate, pilot in command (cause) - In flight collision with terrain/water, landing - flare/touchdown - terrain condition - ground ## Analysis The airplane touched down hard during an aborted landing and collapsed the main landing gear. While on the final approach leg of the traffic pattern, about 150 feet above ground level (agl), the airplane encountered a downdraft. The pilot applied full power in an effort to arrest the descent. The airplane touched down and bounced. The pilot attempted to abort the landing by applying full power. As the airplane approached the trees at the end of the runway, he elected to land ahead rather than continue the climb and risk colliding with the trees. The airplane landed hard again, collapsing the main landing gear. ## Factual narrative On July 30, 2007, about 1200 mountain daylight time, a Found Aircraft Canada, Inc. FBA-2C1, N705BH, landed hard on a private dirt airstrip near Challis, Idaho. The pilot was operating the airplane under the provisions of 14 CFR Part 91. The private pilot and one passenger were not injured; the airplane sustained substantial damage. The cross-country personal flight departed Mc Call Municipal Airport, Mc Call, Idaho, about 1100, with a planned destination of Challis. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and a visual flight rules (VFR) flight plan had been filed. In a written report, the pilot stated that prior to landing he maneuvered the airplane around the proximity of the airport, in an attempt to assess the wind conditions. He noted variable winds at the surface. As the pilot continued onto the final approach leg of the traffic pattern, he configured the airplane with the flaps extended at an airspeed of 65 knots. At 150 feet above ground level (agl), the airplane encountered a downdraft. In an effort to slow the descent, the pilot applied full power. Prior to touching down on the airstrip, he reduced the power. The airplane landed hard and bounced. The pilot opted to abort the landing by applying full power and began retracting the flaps to 20 degrees. The pilot further stated that as he approached the trees aligning the end of the runway, he noticed that the airplane appeared not to produce a sufficient climb rate that would enable the airplane to clear the terrain. He elected to land ahead and the airplane touched down hard, collapsing the main landing gear. The pilot reported no mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airframe or engine prior to the accident. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N705BH](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N705BH), registered now, S/N 56, built 2004 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Found Aircraft Canada Inc FBA-2C1 - Registry model: [Found Acft Canada FBA-2C1](https://openairdocs.org/model/found-acft-canada-fba-2c1) (registry code 3640103) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming IO-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (registry code 41530, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 56 - Airframe hours: 252 - Engines: Lycoming IO-540-L1C5 300 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: Puddlejumpers LLC - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, October 1, 2006 - Departed: MYL, MC CALL MUNI, ID - Destination: Challis, ID - Flight plan: VFR - Airport: NONE, Private Airstrip, runway 21, 1,500 × 20 ft, dirt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 67; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, with waivers/limitations; last flight review December 1, 2006; seat: left; flight hours: 5,760 total, 90 in this make and model, 5,760 as pilot in command, 131 in the last 90 days, 26 in the last 30 days, 3 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 100° at 6 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 77 °F, dew point 50 °F - Altimeter: 30.02 inHg - Observed at: LLJ, 19 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 20070730017589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070730017589A), Jul 30, 2007: Found FBA2C1, Challis, ID, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot reported that he made a hard landing at his Private airstrip in castle creek, Idaho. He was the sole occupant. No injuries reported. 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