# NTSB WPR22LA106: Mckenzie John P Europa XS, N523WS, Tucson, AZ, February 19, 2022

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report
- Date: February 19, 2022, 15:30 local (22:30 UTC)
- Place: Tucson, AZ
- Coordinates: 32.142105, -111.17205
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.1421&lon=-111.1720&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
- Parties: Federal Aviation Adminsitration
- NTSB case key (mKey): 104698
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=WPR22LA106
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/104698/pdf
- NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=104698
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22LA106

## Probable cause

The pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in a bounced landing.

## 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: [Mckenzie John P EUROPA XS, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062041/cases.md?model=05615KJ), [All aircraft, 1,285 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062041/cases.md)
- [Use of equip/info: use of equip/system](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063015): Personnel issues › Task performance · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Mckenzie John P EUROPA XS, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063015/cases.md?model=05615KJ), [All aircraft, 1,391 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063015/cases.md)
- [Info processing/decision: decision making/judgment](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041520): Personnel issues › Action/decision · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Mckenzie John P EUROPA XS, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041520/cases.md?model=05615KJ), [All aircraft, 3,098 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041520/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: [Mckenzie John P EUROPA XS, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/092/sequence.md?model=05615KJ), [All aircraft, 2,102 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/092/sequence.md)

## Analysis

The pilot reported that, while landing, the airplane bounced twice, which was followed by a noise that sounded like the airplane had sustained damage. The pilot aborted the landing and during the second landing attempt, the nose wheel landing gear separated, which resulted in the propeller striking the runway and substantial damage to the fuselage. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N523WS](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N523WS-2022-10-22), registration cancelled 2022-10-22, S/N A267, built 2021 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MCKENZIE JOHN P EUROPA XS
- Registry model: [Mckenzie John P EUROPA XS](https://openairdocs.org/model/mckenzie-john-p-europa-xs) (registry code 05615KJ) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Rotax 912ULS series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912uls-series) (registry code 55572, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: A267
- Airframe hours: 8.5
- Engines: Rotax 912ULS 100 hp reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Airworthiness certificate: Special, Experimental (Special)
- Airport: RYN, Ryan Fld, runway 6R, 4,900 × 75 ft, asphalt
- Equipment: Stall warning system, ADS-B, Electronic primary flight display

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 80; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: basicmed; last flight review November 23, 2021; seat: left; restraint: 4-point; flight hours: 724 total, 8 in this make and model, 724 as pilot in command

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 310° at 3 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 75 °F, dew point 5 °F
- Altimeter: 30.01 inHg
- Observed at: KRYN, 1 nm away
- METAR: KRYN 192245Z 31003KT 10SM CLR 24/M15 A3001

## 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 20220219002169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220219002169A), Feb 19, 2022: Mckenzie John P EUROPA XS, Tucson, AZ, Substantial damage. On February 19, 2022, after completing four touch and go landings on 6R at Ryan airfield near Tucson AZ in N523WS, the pilot porpoised two times on the fifth…

## Docket (2 files)

The files NTSB released with the investigation on June 28, 2022, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=104698. 2.5 MB in all.

- Pilot/operator aircraft accident report, NTSB form 6120.1 (item 1, PDF, 9 pages, 2.2 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=13805829&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=6120_Redacted-Rel.pdf
- Photo array (item 2, PDF, 2 pages, 2 photos, 304 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=13806003&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=photo%20array-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.

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