Otero-Pitts PT1 N47BS

Summary

On 30 October 2000 at about 22:10 local time, a Otero-Pitts PT1 registered N47BS, operated by Kaern S. Aaberg, was involved in an accident near Albuquerque, New Mexico, 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

30 October 2000 at 22:10

Classification

Accident

Location

Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States

Nearest airport

Coronado (4AC)

Coordinates

35.1795, -106.5901

Aircraft

Otero-Pitts PT1

Registration

N47BS

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Kaern S. Aaberg

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

DEN01LA010

Nobody was injured.

A hard landing, which exceeded the design stress limits of the aircraft. Factors were the pilot's lack of experience in aircraft make and model and improper recovery from a bounced landing.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

While on a local flight, conducting touch-and-go landings, the pilot, who was considering buying the aircraft, allowed the aircraft to touch down short of the runway. The airplane bounced and landed hard about 100 feet onto the runway. The main landing gear collapsed and the aircraft skidded to a halt with damage to the lower wing, engine, propeller, and engine mounts. The pilot was inexperienced in make and model aircraft and did not possess a medical certificate as required in the United States when operating on a foreign equivalent issued license and flying a United States registered aircraft.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.