Ercoupe (Eng & Research Corp ) G N94431

Summary

On 3 August 2002 at about 15:50 local time, a Ercoupe (Eng & Research Corp ) G registered N94431 was involved in an accident near Palmyra, Wisconsin, United States. 2 people were 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

3 August 2002 at 15:50

Classification

Accident

Location

Palmyra, Wisconsin, United States

Nearest airport

Palmyra Municipal (88C)

Coordinates

42.8833, -88.5975

Aircraft

Ercoupe (Eng & Research Corp ) G

Registration

N94431

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

East Troy → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI02LA230

Nobody was injured.

Failure by the pilot-in-command to properly compensate for the wind conditions, as well as an improper landing flare. Contibuting factors were the inadequate supervision by the flight instructor and the wind gusts.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot was conducting a practice power-off approach as part of a flight review. The approach was initiated "abeam the numbers" on downwind (in the traffic pattern). The pilot reported that as the airplane was about to enter the landing flare, at an altitude of approximately 6 feet agl, "the aircraft quit flying totally." The resulting hard landing caused the nose gear to collapse and the aircraft skidded to a stop on the runway. The pilot and flight instructor reported winds of 15 knots, gusting to 20 knots.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.