# NTSB WPR14CA088: Clayhold Sportsman GS-2, N391TD, Manzanita, OR, January 4, 2014 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: January 4, 2014, 11:30 local (19:30 UTC) - Place: Manzanita, OR - Coordinates: 45.698333, -123.929725 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.6983&lon=-123.9297&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing-flare/touchdown: Hard landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/092) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report April 1, 2014 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: Western Pacific Region - Parties: FAA-FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 88638 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=WPR14CA088 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/88638/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=88638 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14CA088 ## Probable cause The pilot's inadequate landing flare and failure to maintain control of the airplane while landing with gusting wind. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Performance/control parameters: landing flare](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062041): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Incorrect use/operation (probable cause); cases with it: [Clayhold Donald R SPORTSMAN GS-2, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062041/cases.md?model=05627LU), [All aircraft, 1,285 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062041/cases.md) - [Use of equip/info: aircraft control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040): Personnel issues › Task performance · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Clayhold Donald R SPORTSMAN GS-2, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=05627LU), [All aircraft, 9,295 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md) - [Wind: gusts](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034045): Environmental issues › Conditions/weather/phenomena · Response/compensation; cases with it: [Clayhold Donald R SPORTSMAN GS-2, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034045/cases.md?model=05627LU), [All aircraft, 1,199 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034045/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Landing-flare/touchdown: Hard landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/092) (defining event); cases with it: [Clayhold Donald R SPORTSMAN GS-2, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/092/sequence.md?model=05627LU), [All aircraft, 2,102 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/092/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot reported that during final approach, the wind gusts ballooned the airplane up and down. Just prior to landing, he added power however, the airplane subsequently landed hard and bounced. He stated he could see that the right main gear was damaged from the hard landing and decided to depart from the area and land at another airport. Further examination revealed substantial damage to the fuselage near the right landing gear attachment area. The pilot reported no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. ## Factual narrative The pilot reported that during final approach, the wind gusts ballooned the airplane up and down. Just prior to landing, he added power however, the airplane subsequently landed hard and bounced. He stated he could see that the right main gear was damaged from the hard landing and decided to depart from the area and land at another airport. Further examination revealed substantial damage to the fuselage near the right landing gear attachment area. The pilot reported no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N391TD](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N391TD), registered now, S/N 7041 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CLAYHOLD SPORTSMAN GS-2 (FT) - Registry model: [Clayhold Donald R SPORTSMAN GS-2](https://openairdocs.org/model/clayhold-donald-r-sportsman-gs-2) (registry code 05627LU) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Superior XP-360](https://openairdocs.org/engine/superior-xp-360) (registry code 59252, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane, amateur-built - Serial number: 7041 - Year built: 2009 - Airframe hours: 382 - Engines: SUPERIOR XP-360 180 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: Clayhold Donald R - Registered owner: Clayhold Donald R - Airworthiness certificate: Special, Experimental (Special) - Last inspection: Condition, May 7, 2013 - Departed: RLD, RICHLAND, WA - Destination: 3S7, Manzanita, OR - Airport: 3S7, Nehalem Bay State, runway 33, 2,350 × 50 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 79; injuries: none; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, with waivers/limitations; last flight review October 10, 2013; seat: left; restraint: 3-point; flight hours: 3,725 total, 387 in this make and model, 3,663 as pilot in command, 24 in the last 90 days, 4 in the last 30 days, 3 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: calm - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 32 °F, dew point 32 °F - Altimeter: 30.39 inHg - Observed at: tmk, 17 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 20140104000079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140104000079A), Jan 4, 2014: Clayhold Donald R SPORTSMAN GS-2, Tillamook, OR, Substantial damage. On landing at nehalem bay state airport near manzanita Oregon the pilot stated the wind picked up the aircraft and slammed it down on the runway. The aircraft… ## Docket (2 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on March 27, 2014, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=88638. 3.8 MB in all. - Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 3.3 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40408364&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Redacted.PDF - Photo 1 - Airplane Damage (item 2, .PDF, 468 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40410772&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Photo%201%20-%20Airplane%20Damage-Master.PDF 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. 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