ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 291242
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| Date: | Tuesday 9 August 2016 |
| Time: | 19:00 LT |
| Type: |  Ercoupe 415 |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | N3884H |
| MSN: | 4585 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1956 |
| Engine model: | Continental C85 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Eminence, Indiana -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | INDIANAPOLIS, IN (2R2) |
| Stilesville, IN (II09) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The private rated pilot reported that he flew a normal traffic pattern to the grass strip airport. During the final landing approach, he was lined up with the runway but a little bit low for the approach. He stated that he knew he was low and for an unknown reason he did not advance the throttle to arrest the airplane's descent. This resulted in the airplane's landing gear contacting the bean field. When the gear contacted the beans, the airplane nosed down into the ground and was damaged. The airplane came to rest on the end of the grass runway. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the firewall and fuselage. The pilot was not injured. When asked if he experienced any mechanical difficulties with the airplane, he responded that there were none and that the airplane was operating perfectly. Based on this information the pilot failed to maintain a proper glide path during the landing approach and then failed to use available engine power to arrest the descent, resulting in an undershoot and collision with terrain.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain a proper glide path during the landing approach and his failure to use available engine power to arrest the descent, resulting in an undershoot and collision with terrain.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CEN16CA317
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Oct-2022 11:30 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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