ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 311773
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| Date: | Saturday 18 July 2020 |
| Time: | 13:30 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-12 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N4365M |
| MSN: | 12-3303 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1947 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 15 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O290-0-2 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Linconville, Maine -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Rockland-Knox County Regional Airport, ME (RKD/KRKD) |
| Linconville, ME (KPVT) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
At the conclusion of a local flight with stops at several airports, the pilot was returning to the private grass runway. The pilot described that the final approach to the runway was 'too fast,â and that when the airplane touched down on the soft turf it bounced. When the airplane touched down a second time, the landing gear collapsed. The fuselage was substantially damaged. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Probable Cause: The pilot's improper landing flare, which resulted in a bounced landing and subsequent main landing gear collapse.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ERA20CA268
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-May-2023 19:31 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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