Ercoupe 415-E N94805
19 February 2009 · Camas, Washington, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 19 February 2009 at about 20:30 local time, a Ercoupe 415-E registered N94805 was involved in an accident near Camas, Washington, 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 20:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Camas, Washington, United States
- Nearest airport
- Grove Field Airport (1W1)
- Coordinates
- 45.6278, -122.4042
- Aircraft
- Ercoupe 415-E
- Registration
- N94805
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Camas → Camas
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- WPR09CA126
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot's misjudged 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 purpose of the flight was for the student pilot to practice landings. While maneuvering on a normal traffic pattern to the runway, he noted that the airplane was higher and faster than he was accustomed to. The pilot recalled that he flared too high resulting in the airplane landing hard. Following the touchdown, the airplane bounced and landed hard again. The airplane sustained damage to the firewall. The pilot stated that there were no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airframe or engine.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Ercoupe 415 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 May 2009 | Ercoupe 415-C | Gallup, New Mexico, United States | Smith Curtis S | Minor injuries | - |
| 4 Nov 2009 | Ercoupe 415 | Germantown, New York, United States | Jay D. Morriset | Minor injuries | - |
| 15 May 2009 | Ercoupe 415C | San Manuel, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 Feb 2009 | Ercoupe 415D | Whitehall, Montana, United States | Michael Harrison | No injuries | - |
| 26 Jul 2008 | Ercoupe 415-C | Corona, California, United States | Herbert Guiness | No injuries | - |
| 14 Jan 2010 | Ercoupe 415-D | Napa, California, United States | Joshua Gray | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Jul 2009 | Evektor-Aerotechnik As SPORTSTAR | Snohomish, Washington, United States | Snohomish Flying Service Inc | No injuries | - |
| 16 Jul 2009 | Bielawa ROTORWAY E | Sequim, Washington, United States | R L Bielawa Associates Inc | Minor injuries | - |
| 7 Oct 2009 | Cessna 172P | Renton, Washington, United States | Boeing Employees Flying Assoc Inc | No injuries | - |
| 10 Jun 2009 | Smith Albert F CHALLENGER TWO | Moses Lake, Washington, United States | Angel Wings Aviation LLC | Minor injuries | - |
| 21 Aug 2009 | Morgan James E MORGAN RV6 | Everett, Washington, United States | Morgan James E | No injuries | - |
| 8 Oct 2009 | Piper PA-12 | Burlington, Washington, United States | Bruce L. Heiner | Fatal | 1 |