Aero Sp Z O O AT-4 LSA N1277K

Summary

On 26 July 2011 at about 13:30 local time, a Aero Sp Z O O AT-4 LSA registered N1277K, operated by Skyraider Aviation Inc, was involved in an accident near Colorado Springs, Colorado, 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

26 July 2011 at 13:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States

Nearest airport

Meadow Lake (KFLY)

Coordinates

38.9458, -104.5697

Aircraft

Aero Sp Z O O AT-4 LSA

Registration

N1277K

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Skyraider Aviation Inc

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Erie → Erie

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN11CA519

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain proper approach speed and his 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 was attempting to land when the airplane's descent rate increased, resulting in a hard landing and a bounce. The airplane nosed over prior to the touchdown, allowing the propeller to strike the runway and causing the nose landing gear to buckle and collapse before the airplane skidded to a stop. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the firewall. A postaccident examination did not reveal any anomalies with the airplane that would have prevented normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.