Hulle HORIZON 1 N816DJ

Summary

On 19 June 2002 at about 01:00 local time, a Hulle HORIZON 1 registered N816DJ was involved in an accident near Niles, Michigan, 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

19 June 2002 at 01:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Niles, Michigan, United States

Nearest airport

Jerry Tyler Memorial Airport (3TR)

Coordinates

41.8292, -86.2398

Aircraft

Hulle HORIZON 1

Registration

N816DJ

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Niles → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI02LA171

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's improper recovery from a bounced landing. A factor was the pilot's lack of experience in tailwheel airplanes.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The amateur-built airplane sustained substantial damage when it nosed over after a bounced landing. The pilot reported, "Flew left hand pattern for runway 4 - Landed in the grass past intersection. Back taxied runway 4 and took off again. On second landing aircraft bounced, I neutralized the stick and aircraft settled back on grass an[d] nosed over, very quickly. I should have [kept] stick back and controlled descent with throttle." The pilot reported he had 112.9 hours of total flight experience and 7.6 hours of flight experience in the make and model of aircraft. He reported, "Low time tailwheel pilot, just need more experience."

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.