# NTSB NYC92LA155: Broussard MH-1521M, N239HL, Elyria, OH, August 9, 1992

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: August 9, 1992, 14:00 local (18:00 UTC)
- Place: Elyria, OH
- Coordinates: 41.380855, -82.010581 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3809&lon=-82.0106&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 14, 1993
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 37201
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC92LA155
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/37201/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC92LA155

## Probable cause

THE PILOT'S IMPROPER FLARE RESULTING IN A HARD BOUNCED LANDING AND SUBSEQUENT BLOWN TIRE AND LOSS OF AIRPLANE CONTROL.

## Sequence of events

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

- Hard landing, landing - flare/touchdown
  - flare - improper, pilot in command (cause)
  - touchdown - misjudged, pilot in command (cause)
  - recovery from bounced landing - not possible, pilot in command
- Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - roll
  - landing gear,tire - ruptured
  - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)

## Analysis

THE PILOT SAID HE WAS 'ATTEMPTING A WHEEL LANDING ON RUNWAY 25, [AND THE] LEFT TIRE BLEW SHORTLY AFTER CONTACT WITH THE RUNWAY.'  HE THEN APPLIED RIGHT BRAKE TO KEEP THE AIRPLANE ON THE RUNWAY, AND IT TURNED 180 DEGREES. THE FAA REPORT SAID, '...THE AIRCRAFT LANDED HARD ON THE LEFT GEAR BLOWING THE TIRE CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO BOUNCE THREE TIMES BEFORE GROUND LOOPING.'

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N239HL](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N239HL-2017-05-15), registration cancelled 2017-05-15, S/N 239, built 1960 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BROUSSARD MH-1521M
- Registry model: [Avions Max Holste MH 1521 BROUSSARD](https://openairdocs.org/model/avions-max-holste-mh-1521-broussard) (registry code 0911010) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney R-985 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (registry code 52008, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 239
- Airframe hours: 3364
- Engines: P&W R-985 450 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Centre Carriers Rentals, Inc., doing business as 0000
- Registered owner: Centre Carriers Rentals, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate: Special, Experimental (Special)
- Last inspection: Annual, June 1, 1992, 9 hours before
- Departed: 22G
- Destination: 22G
- Airport: 22G, Lorain County Regional, runway 25, 4,997 × 100 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 62; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 680 total, 302 in this make and model, 680 as pilot in command, 15 in the last 90 days, 6 in the last 30 days, 0.4 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none

## 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 19920809030259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920809030259A), Aug 9, 1992: Brosrd MH1521M, Lorain - Elyria, OH, Substantial damage. Landed hard,bounced,porpoised. Blew a tire and ground looped.

## Other investigations on N239HL (1)

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.

- [NTSB LAX04CA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04CA010), Oct 11, 2003: Avions Max Holste MH 1521 Broussard (N239HL), El Cajon, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's premature liftoff and his failure to attain an adequate takeoff airspeed, which resulted in a stall. The pilot's failure to correctly set the pitch trim before takeoff was a factor.

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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