# NTSB MIA08CA050: AirIndus Thorpedo T211, N211US, Stafford, VA, January 31, 2008 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: January 31, 2008, 15:20 local (20:20 UTC) - Place: Stafford, VA - Coordinates: 38.398056, -77.455558 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3981&lon=-77.4556&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: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed, report March 31, 2008 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: Eastern Region FSDO-27 - NTSB case key (mKey): 67448 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA08CA050 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/67448/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA08CA050 ## Probable cause The student's improper landing flare and the flight examiner's improper supervision of the student. ## 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 · Incorrect use/operation (probable cause); cases with it: [Indus T-211 THORPEDO, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062041/cases.md?model=060002U), [All aircraft, 1,285 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062041/cases.md) - [Action: lack of action](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041030): Personnel issues › Action/decision · Designated examiner (probable cause); cases with it: [Indus T-211 THORPEDO, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041030/cases.md?model=060002U), [All aircraft, 792 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041030/cases.md) - [Use of equip/info: aircraft control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040): Personnel issues › Task performance · Student/instructed pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Indus T-211 THORPEDO, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=060002U), [All aircraft, 9,295 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md) - [Attention/monitoring: monitoring other person](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02021535): Personnel issues › Psychological · Designated examiner (probable cause); cases with it: [Indus T-211 THORPEDO, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02021535/cases.md?model=060002U), [All aircraft, 200 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02021535/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: Hard landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/092) (defining event); cases with it: [Indus T-211 THORPEDO, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/092/sequence.md?model=060002U), [All aircraft, 2,102 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/092/sequence.md) ## Analysis The flight examiner stated that the accident occur while administering a sport pilot airplane check ride to the student pilot. During the preflight briefing he advised the student pilot that he, the student, would be the pilot in command under FAR 61.47(b) for the practical test. On the third landing, which was a simulated soft field landing, the student pilot flared too high. Shortly thereafter, the airplane collided with the ground, and veered off to the left of the runway. The student pilot did not report ay mechanical or flight control anomalies prior to the accident. ## Factual narrative The flight examiner stated that the accident occurred while administering a sport pilot airplane check ride to the student pilot. During the preflight briefing, he advised the student pilot that he, the student, would be the pilot in command under FAR 61.47(b) for the practical test. He indicated that on the third landing, which was a simulated soft field landing, the student pilot flared too high. He said that he told the student pilot to add power and conduct a go-around. Shortly thereafter, the airplane collided with the ground, and veered off to the left of the runway. The student pilot reported that during the landing flare the airplane did not touchdown but, instead, began to climb. He said that he added more power in an attempt to recover from a hard landing. Subsequently, the flight examiner yelled, "add more power and go around," at that point, the airplane collided with the runway. The student pilot did not report any mechanical or flight control anomalies prior to the accident. Examination by a FAA inspector revealed that the firewall and fuselage were buckled. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N211US](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N211US), registered now, S/N 007S, built 2006 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: AirIndus Thorpedo T211 - Registry model: [Indus T-211 THORPEDO](https://openairdocs.org/model/indus-t-211-thorpedo) (registry code 060002U) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Jabiru 3300](https://openairdocs.org/engine/jabiru-3300) (registry code 34801, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 007S - Airframe hours: 410 - Engines: Jabiru 3300-A 120 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: Dominion Air Services, Incorported - Airworthiness certificate: Special, Special light-sport (Special) - Last inspection: Annual, December 1, 2007, 410 hours before - Departed: RMN, Stafford, VA - Airport: RMN, Stafford Regional Airport, runway 33, 5,000 × 100 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 55; injuries: none; student; seat: left; flight hours: 63 total, 63 in this make and model, 5 as pilot in command, 12 in the last 90 days, 9 in the last 30 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 30° at 3 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 34 °F, dew point 61 °F - Altimeter: 30.48 inHg - Observed at: KRMN ## 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 20080131010959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080131010959A), Jan 31, 2008: Indusa T211THORPEDO, Stafford, VA, Substantial damage. (-23) At 1335, on 1/31/2008, during landing at Stafford Regional Airport on runway 33, a student pilot landed hard, left of center line, and the aircraft slid… From the NTSB's public API. 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