# NTSB SEA05CA113: Micco MAC-145A, N223MJ, Aurora, OR, June 9, 2005 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: June 8, 2005, 17:40 local (Jun 9, 2005, 00:40 UTC) - Place: Aurora, OR - Coordinates: 45.247222, -122.769996 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.2472&lon=-122.7700&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed, report September 13, 2005 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: FAA FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 61677 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA05CA113 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/61677/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA05CA113 ## Probable cause The demonstration pilot's (pilot in command) inadequate supervision of the pilot-passengers descent on final for landing. A contributing factor was the pilot-passengers improper descent on final for landing. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Hard landing, landing - flare/touchdown - proper descent rate - improper, pilot passenger (contributing factor) - supervision - inadequate, pilot in command (cause) ## Analysis The pilot said that he was taking a pilot certificated passenger for a sales-demonstration ride. He said that the passenger flew most of the flight to get used to the flight characteristics of the airplane. According to the pilot, on their final landing the passenger got the airplane into a high rate of descent on final. He (the pilot) took control of the airplane, added power for a go-around, but impacted the runway hard, bouncing back into the air. He continued the go-around. The pilot said that he noticed the upper wing skin, at a splice, had popped some rivets and was sticking up a few inches near the leading edge. About the same time, a witness on the ground radioed them saying that their left main landing gear appeared to be damaged. During the final landing sequence, the airplane veered off the left side of the runway, and subsequently folded the right main landing gear under the airplane. Postaccident examination of the airplane revealed that the left aileron, upper left wing and both main wheel wells were bent or wrinkled. ## Factual narrative On June 8, 2005, at approximately 1740 Pacific daylight time, a Micco MAC-145A, N223MJ, was substantially damaged during landing which followed a hard landing at Aurora State Airport, Aurora, Oregon. The commercial pilot and his pilot certificated passenger were not injured. Sportsman Airpark, Inc., was operating the airplane under Title 14 CFR Part 91. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the personal, demonstration flight that originated from Aurora State Airport, approximately one hour before the accident. No flight plan had been filed. The pilot said that he was taking a pilot certificated passenger for a sales-demonstration ride. He said that the passenger flew most of the flight to get used to the flight characteristics of the airplane. According to the pilot, on their final landing the passenger got the airplane into a high rate of descent on final. He (the pilot) took control of the airplane, added power for a go-around, but impacted the runway hard, bouncing back into the air. He continued the go-around. The pilot said that he noticed the upper wing skin at a splice had popped some rivets and was sticking up a few inches near the leading edge. About the same time, a witness on the ground radioed them saying that their left main landing gear appeared to be damaged. The pilot said that he held over the airport until emergency equipment could get in place. During the landing sequence, the airplane veered off the left side of the runway, and subsequently folded the right main landing gear under the airplane. Postaccident examination of the airplane revealed that the left aileron, upper left wing and both main wheel wells were bent or wrinkled. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N223MJ](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N223MJ), registered now, S/N 306, built 2000 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Micco Aircraft Company MAC-145A - Registry model: [Estumkeda Ltd DBA Micco Acft MAC-145A](https://openairdocs.org/model/estumkeda-ltd-dba-micco-acft-mac-145a) (registry code 5660000) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming I0360 SER A&C](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (registry code 41511, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 306 - Airframe hours: 186 - Engines: Lycoming IO-360-C1E6 200 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: Sportsman Airpark, Inc. - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Utility - Departed: UAO, Aurora, OR - Destination: UAO, Aurora, OR - Airport: UAO, Aurora State Airport, runway 35, 5,004 × 100 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Flight instructor; age 54; injuries: none; commercial, flight instructor; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, with waivers/limitations; last flight review March 1, 2005; seat: right; flight hours: 3,741 total, 60 in this make and model, 3,526 as pilot in command, 95 in the last 90 days, 34 in the last 30 days, 3 in the last 24 hours - Pilot; age 48; injuries: none; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3; last flight review March 1, 2005; seat: left; flight hours: 300 total, 1 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 340° at 4 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 70 °F, dew point 43 °F - Altimeter: 29.87 inHg - Observed at: UAO, 9 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 (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20050608010789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050608010789A), Jun 8, 2005: Micco MAC145A, Aurora, OR, Substantial damage. (-23) On June 8, 2005 pilots [privacy data omitted] were flying N223MJ. Pilot ^privac^ was flying as part of a pre-purchase agreement. Pilot ^priv^ was acting… 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.