Mattie RV-4 N464WB
18 July 2004 · El Reno, Oklahoma, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 18 July 2004 at about 20:27 local time, a Mattie RV-4 registered N464WB was involved in an accident near El Reno, Oklahoma, 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.
The record
- Date
- at 20:27
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- El Reno, Oklahoma, United States
- Nearest airport
- El Reno Municipal Airpark (F28)
- Coordinates
- 35.4725, -98.0056
- Aircraft
- Mattie RV-4
- Registration
- N464WB
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Midwest City → El Reno
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- FTW04LA188
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
The pilot's improper recovery from a bounced landing and his failure to maintain control of the airplane during landing.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
Upon reaching the airport, the 524-hour pilot elected to land to the north, due to the fact that "the winds were calm." After "slipping" the airplane to get on the proper glide slope, the pilot stated that he touched down within the first few hundred feet of the runway, had a "slight bounce," and added power to correct it. The airplane started to veer left so the pilot increased right rudder, with no effect. The pilot continued to add right rudder to the point that he over-corrected and the airplane began veering to the right. The airplane exited the paved surface of the 75-feet wide runway, and the pilot added power to try to execute a go-around. The pilot noted that "due to the high density altitude, high gross weight, and aft center of gravity," the go-around had little effect. The airplane proceeded across the taxiway and back onto the runway "where the right landing gear collapsed due to the high side load."
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Jun 2004 | Bell 206B | Cushing, Oklahoma, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
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| 12 Dec 2004 | Crosley CHRISTEN EAGLE II | Morris, Oklahoma, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 28 Oct 2004 | Huber DR 107 | Fletcher, Oklahoma, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
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