ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 286138
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| Date: | Saturday 26 April 2008 |
| Time: | 09:00 LT |
| Type: |  Glasair |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N41SS |
| MSN: | 241 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 702 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320-D3G |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Elk Creek, California -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Elk Creek, CA (90CL) |
| Elk Creek, CA (90CL) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Following a normal approach for landing on the short grass runway, the airplane touched down two times before the pilot added power to abort the landing. As he added power to takeoff, the airplane touched down a third time. He tried to hold the airplane in ground effect to allow the airplane to accelerate to climb airspeed; however, he was not able to maintain the airplane's altitude and the airplane touched down a final time. As the airplane bounced into the air, he made a turn to the left to avoid a fence and trees at the end of the runway. The airplane was headed towards an enclosed valley, so the pilot made a slight right turn towards uphill tree covered terrain. He reduced the power and placed the airplane in a nose high attitude prior to colliding with a tall tree.
Probable Cause: The pilot's misjudged landing flare, inadequate bounced landing recovery technique, and failure to attain and maintain an adquate airspeed during an aborted landing. Contributing to the accident was the short runway.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB LAX08CA123
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Oct-2022 05:55 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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