# NTSB NYC82DA144: Ercoupe 415-C, N93358, Mansfield, MA, July 3, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Final report
- Date: July 3, 1982, 11:55 local (15:55 UTC)
- Place: Mansfield, MA
- Location: 42.0009° N, 71.1980° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MANSFIELD MUNI (1B9), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0009&lon=-71.1980&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor
- Status: Completed, report July 3, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 71566
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC82DA144
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/71566/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC82DA144

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Hard landing, landing - flare/touchdown
  - level off - improper, pilot in command (cause)
  - landing gear,tire - overload
  - recovery from bounced landing - improper, pilot in command (cause)
- Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - roll
  - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - directional control - inadvertent, pilot in command (cause)
- Nose over, landing - roll

## Analysis

WITNESSES REPORTED THAT THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED DURING TOUCHDOWN AND BEGAN PORPOISING. AFTER BOUNCING 4 OR 5 TIMES, THE NOSE TIRE BLEW OUT. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE AIRCRAFT VEE ED OFF THE RUNWAY AND NOSED OVER.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N93358](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N93358), registered now, S/N 681, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ERCOUPE 415-C
- Registry model: [Ercoupe 415-C](https://openairdocs.org/model/ercoupe-415-c) (registry code 0420322) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental C85 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (registry code 17008, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 681
- Engines: CONTINENTAL C-75-12 75 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Brooks Payne
- Registered owner: Brooks Payne
- Departed: 1B9, MANSFIELD, MA
- Destination: 1B9, MANSFIELD, MA
- Airport: 1B9, Mansfield Muni, runway 22, 2,200 × 100 ft, grass/turf

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 37; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; flight hours: 66 total, 66 in this make and model, 66 as pilot in command

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day

## 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 19820703032069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820703032069A), Jul 3, 1982: Univar 415C, Mansfield, MA, Substantial damage. Bounced and porpoised on landing. Each bounce higher until nose tire blew. Wheel rim dug in airplane,flipped over.

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. Compare the reported make and model.

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