Pergerson HIGHLANDER N8146P

Summary

On 30 January 2006 at about 18:45 local time, a Pergerson HIGHLANDER registered N8146P was involved in an accident near Appomattox, Virginia, 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 January 2006 at 18:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Appomattox, Virginia, United States

Coordinates

37.3058, -78.8789

Aircraft

Pergerson HIGHLANDER

Registration

N8146P

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Farmville → Appomattox

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

NYC06CA067

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing. A factor in the accident was the pilot's improper use of flaps.

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

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The pilot attempted a landing to an approximately 1,200-foot long field. The field was located on a level plateau-like area, surrounded by downward sloping terrain. The airplane touched down, "yawed" to the left, and then bounced in the direction of the downward sloping terrain. The pilot believed that the airplane had "remained in ground effect" longer than he thought it should, so he decided to abort the landing. During the aborted landing, the airplane contacted trees and was substantially damaged. The pilot stated that he should have "used right rudder more aggressively" to counteract the left yaw and that he should have retracted the wing flaps, which were still in the 30-degree position during the aborted landing.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.