Aero Sp Z O O (Gobosh) AT-4 LSA N706GB

Summary

On 20 July 2008 at about 14:45 local time, a Aero Sp Z O O (Gobosh) AT-4 LSA registered N706GB, operated by Hemet Flight Center, LLC, was involved in an accident near Hemet, California, 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

20 July 2008 at 14:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Hemet, California, United States

Nearest airport

Hemet-Ryan Airport (HMT)

Coordinates

33.7344, -117.0264

Aircraft

Aero Sp Z O O (Gobosh) AT-4 LSA

Registration

N706GB

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Hemet Flight Center, LLC

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Hemet → Hemet

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX08LA236

Nobody was injured.

The student pilot's improper landing flare and inadequate recovery from a bounced landing.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The student pilot had performed two landings prior to the accident without incident. The pilot noted that while on final approach for the accident landing there was a stronger than expected headwind and he had to add power to compensate. He then reduced the power to idle in preparation for landing. He leveled the airplane and applied back-pressure on the control stick and waited for the airplane to stall prior to touchdown. He said that at that point, the airplane seemed to "run out of air and dropped," landing hard on the runway. The airplane bounced, and began to porpoise down the runway. On the second bounce, the airplane yawed to the left and, as it impacted the runway again, the nose landing gear collapsed. The airplane skidded to the left of the runway before coming to a stop upright on the side of the runway. The pilot reported that there were no preexisting mechanical problems with the airplane.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.