ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 230634
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| Date: | Thursday 6 June 2019 |
| Time: | 20:30 |
| Type: |  Ercoupe 415-C |
| Owner/operator: | Able Flight Inc |
| Registration: | N3667H |
| MSN: | 4292 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1946 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3206 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental A-85 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Lafayette, IN -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Lafayette, IN (LAF) |
| Lafayette, IN (LAF) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The flight instructor reported that he was going to demonstrate a simulated engine failure on takeoff for the student pilot. After climbing the airplane several hundred feet, he reduced the engine power to idle and pitched the airplane to maintain best glide speed. He applied back pressure to the yoke during the landing flare and realized the airplane was going to land harder than desired. The airplane landed hard on the runway.
The airplane sustained substantial damage to both wings.
The instructor reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Probable Cause: The flight instructor's failure to maintain pitch control and his improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Nov-2019 08:21 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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