# NTSB WPR21LA053: Air Creation Buggy, N2764N, Benson, AZ, November 13, 2020 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report - Date: November 13, 2020, 13:15 local (20:15 UTC) - Place: Benson, AZ - Coordinates: 31.999444, -110.35797 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.9994&lon=-110.3580&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: Approved by Office Director - Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish - NTSB office: Western Pacific Region - NTSB case key (mKey): 102285 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=WPR21LA053 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/102285/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=102285 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21LA053 ## Probable cause The non-rated pilot’s unstable approach and failure to maintain aircraft control, which resulted in a hard landing and collision with terrain. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Performance/control parameters: descent/approach/glide path](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062040): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Air Creation BUGGY, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062040/cases.md?model=05901XH), [All aircraft, 809 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062040/cases.md) - [Use of equip/info: aircraft control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040): Personnel issues › Task performance · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Air Creation BUGGY, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=05901XH), [All aircraft, 9,295 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/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: Landing area undershoot](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/370); cases with it: [Air Creation BUGGY, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/370/sequence.md?model=05901XH), [All aircraft, 201 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/370/sequence.md) - [Landing-flare/touchdown: Hard landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/092) (defining event); cases with it: [Air Creation BUGGY, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/092/sequence.md?model=05901XH), [All aircraft, 2,102 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/092/sequence.md) ## Analysis The non-rated pilot reported that he was landing the weight control shift aircraft. While on a final approach, about 40 ft above the ground, he increased the engine power to arrest an excessive descent rate. The rapid descent continued, and the front tire struck the edge of the runway. As a result, the front wheel assembly “broke” and got jammed on the throttle cable, and with its weight on the cable, set the throttle setting to full. The aircraft tookoff and became airborne. The pilot safely maneuvered the aircraft at full throttle around the traffic pattern and initiated a power off landing north of the runway in the dirt field. Shortly after touchdown, the aircraft “somersaulted” once before coming to a stop. Both wings were substantially damaged. The non-rated pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions that would have precluded normal operation. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N2764N](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2764N), registered now, S/N T0126 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: AIR CREATION Buggy - Registry model: [Air Creation BUGGY](https://openairdocs.org/model/air-creation-buggy) (registry code 05901XH) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Rotax 582SER](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-582ser) (registry code 55556, 2 cycle) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Weight-shift - Serial number: T0126 - Year built: 2001 - Airframe hours: 345 - Engines: Rotax 582 reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Airworthiness certificate: Special, Experimental light sport (Special) - Last inspection: Condition, August 8, 2020 - Airport: E95, Benson Municipal, runway 28, 4,002 × 75 ft, asphalt - Equipment: Unknown ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 61; injuries: none; flight hours: 36 total, 6 in this make and model ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 270° at 7 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Temperature: 46 °F, dew point 28 °F - Altimeter: 30.12 inHg - Observed at: KFHU, 25 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 20201113017309A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20201113017309A), Nov 13, 2020: Air Creation BUGGY, Benson, AZ, Substantial damage. The PIC at the time of the accident did not hold a pilot certificate or a student pilot certificate. He stated and provide documentation to show he had 36… ## Docket (2 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on August 20, 2021, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=102285. 502 KB in all. - Pilot's statement (item 1, PDF, 2 pages, 54 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=11750952&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Pilot%20Statement%20to%20FAA%20053-Rel.pdf - Accident photo (item 2, PDF, 1 page, 448 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=11888361&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Accident%20Photo%20053-Rel.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. 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. 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