Ercoupe (Eng & Research Corp ) 415-C N99248

Summary

On 31 March 1995 at about 17:15 local time, a Ercoupe (Eng & Research Corp ) 415-C registered N99248 was involved in an accident near Bridgeton, New Jersey, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

31 March 1995 at 17:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Bridgeton, New Jersey, United States

Nearest airport

Bucks (00N)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Ercoupe (Eng & Research Corp ) 415-C

Registration

N99248

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Millville Muni → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

BFO95LA047

Nobody was injured.

the student pilot's inadequate recovery from a bounced landing. A factor in the accident was the suddenly changing wind condition.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE PILOT STATED THAT WHILE LANDING AT ON AN UNCONTROLLED GRASS STRIP, THE AIRPLANE LANDED HARD, AND BOUNCED TWICE. THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE AIRPLANE CAME TO A STOP, NOSED DOWN. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT DURING THE INITIAL TOUCHDOWN, HE FELT THE AIRPLANE 'ACCELERATE.' THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE OVERFLEW THE AIRPORT TO CHECK THE WIND SOCK PRIOR TO LANDING AND IT WAS INDICATING CALM WIND. HE STATED THAT AFTER THE ACCIDENT, THE WIND SOCK WAS STANDING 'STRAIGHT OUT.' HE STATED THAT THE WIND DIRECTION WOULD HAVE GIVEN THE AIRPLANE A TAILWIND DURING THE ACCIDENT LANDING. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THERE WERE NO AIRPLANE MECHANICAL MALFUNCTIONS PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.