William F Lair RV-6A N710WL
15 October 2003 · Fort Myers, Florida, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 15 October 2003 at about 19:00 local time, a William F Lair RV-6A registered N710WL was involved in an accident near Fort Myers, Florida, 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.
The record
- Date
- at 19:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Fort Myers, Florida, United States
- Nearest airport
- Page Field (FMY)
- Coordinates
- 26.5600, -81.8706
- Aircraft
- William F Lair RV-6A
- Registration
- N710WL
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Labelle → Fort Myers
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- MIA04CA003
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot in command's improper recovery from a bounced landing, which resulted in a hard landing and damage to the airplane.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot stated that while practicing touch-and-go landings, the second landing was "somewhat abrupt", which caused the airplane to rebound in the air. He said he did not get engine power applied in sufficient time to prevent another "abrupt" touchdown, which caused the nose landing gear strut to collapse. According to the pilot, prior to the accident there were no mechanical failures or malfunctions to the airplane or any of its systems.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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