ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 284386
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| Date: | Friday 24 August 2007 |
| Time: | 15:00 LT |
| Type: | 3-I Sky Aero 600 Sport |
| Owner/operator: | CSP Leasing, Inc. |
| Registration: | N435SA |
| MSN: | LSA005 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 178 hours |
| Engine model: | Rotax 912 VLS |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Stevensville, Maryland -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Stevensville, MD (W29) |
| Stevensville, MD (W29) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The instructor was giving the private pilot an airplane checkout. He said the pilot "flared high and touched down hard." The instructor took control of the airplane, made a go-around, and landed. On touchdown, the airplane "tended to veer left" and it appeared the left main landing gear was "slightly distorted." They flew back to the airport where the flight originated. The instructor made the landing and applied right brake as necessary to maintain runway centerline. There was a loud bang and the left main landing gear failed. The airplane swerved off the runway. Post-accident inspection revealed the left landing gear strut was fractured and bent aft. The composite fuselage was buckled, and the landing gear box was torn open.
Probable Cause: The pilot's premature flare that resulted in a hard landing, fracturing the left main landing gear strut that subsequently collapsed. A contributing factor was the flight instructor's inadequate supervision of the pilot.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB DEN08LA024
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Sep-2022 15:54 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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