- Date
- July 31, 1983, 20:20 local (Aug 1, 1983, 01:20 UTC)
- Place
- Council Bluffs, IA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N3915CRotec Engineering Rally 3
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830731041459A
- Case key
- 33343
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
Owner/pilot stated that he was giving 'flight time and ground instruction to another ultralight owner.' The instructor allowed the student to co-operate the controls and did three takeoffs and landings. On the third landing a dead stick landing was initiated. The landing flare was not effective and a hard landing resulted. During the landing, the landing gear collapsed and the aircraft was damaged further.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3915C
- Reported as
- Rotec Engineering Rally 3
- Category
- Ultralight
- Serial number
- 25150
- Airframe hours
- 23
- Engine
- Rotax 503, 42 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Mark Dan Abbott
- Last inspection
- Annual · May 30, 1983 · 23 hours before
- Airport
- CBF · Council Bluffs Municipal, runway 35, 3,000 × 200 ft, grass/turf
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 26
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Right
- Flight hours
- 250 total · 23 in this make and model · 225 as pilot in command · 50 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 150° at 4 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 75 °F, dew point 63 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- OMA, 6 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.