# NTSB NYC94LA127: Hawk RUL-1, N5296Y, Lucasville, OH, July 17, 1994

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: July 16, 1994, 20:40 local (Jul 17, 1994, 00:40 UTC)
- Place: Lucasville, OH
- Coordinates: 38.870998, -82.989639 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8710&lon=-82.9896&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report January 12, 1995
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 38791
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC94LA127
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/38791/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC94LA127

## Probable cause

THE PILOT'S IMPROPER USE OF FLIGHT CONTROLS DURING THE LANDING FLARE. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE PILOT'S LACK OF RECENT FLIGHT EXPERIENCE IN THIS TYPE AIRPLANE.

## Sequence of events

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

- Dragged wing,rotor,pod,float or tail/skid, landing - flare/touchdown
  - aileron - improper use of, pilot in command (cause)
  - lack of recent experience in type of aircraft, pilot in command (contributing factor)
- In flight collision with terrain/water, landing - flare/touchdown
  - airport facilities,runway/landing area condition - runway

## Analysis

THE PILOT WAS CONDUCTING A LANDING ON THE PRIVATE GRASS STRIP.  HE SAID, '[I] LINED UP FOR WEST LANDING...ABOUT 40 FEET ABOVE THE RUNWAY [THE] LEFT WING WAS DROPPING...[I] ADDED RIGHT AILERON...RIGHT WING WENT OVER AND HIT THE GROUND.' THE AIRPLANE GROUND LOOPED ON THE RUNWAY.  THE WIND WAS REPORTED AT 2 KNOTS WITH NO GUSTS.  THE PILOT HAD NO FLIGHT TIME IN THIS AIRPLANE IN THE LAST 90 DAYS.

## Factual narrative

On Saturday, July 16, 1994, at 2040 eastern daylight time, a Hawk Rul-1, N5296Y, a homebuilt airplane, piloted by Bruce A. Hawk, sustained substantial during an attempted landing at a private airstrip in Lucasville, Ohio.  The pilot was not injured.  Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan was filed.  The flight was being conducted under 14 CFR Part 91.

The pilot was landing in a westerly direction on the grass runway.  He said:

[I] lined up for...landing...about 40 feet           above the runway [the] left wing was dropping            about 10-15 [degrees]. [I] added right aileron           -slow response-added more power-now...20 feet            above runway-right wing went over and hit ground           -somewhat of a ground loop.

The pilot reported the wind was from 270 degrees at 2 knots with no gusts.

The pilot had not flown this make and model airplane in the last 90 days.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5296Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5296Y-1997-05-22), registration cancelled 1997-05-22, S/N 1 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HAWK RUL-1
- Registry model: [Hawk Bruce A RUL-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/hawk-bruce-a-rul-1) (registry code 05624WY) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number: 1
- Engines: LYCOMING O-235 108 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Bruce A.Hawk
- Airworthiness certificate: Special, Experimental (Special)
- Airport: NONE, None, runway 27, 1,145 × 40 ft, grass/turf

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 56; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: front; flight hours: 584 total, 74 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 270° at 2 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 90 °F

## 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 19940716018549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940716018549A), Jul 16, 1994: Lucasville, OH, Substantial damage. Dragged a wing and ground looped on landing. Had not flown last 90 days.

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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