Otterback Nicholas J LIGHTNING N324AL
30 January 2011 · Crescent City, Florida, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 30 January 2011 at about 20:45 local time, a Otterback Nicholas J LIGHTNING registered N324AL, operated by Ezell Richard D, was involved in an accident near Crescent City, Florida, 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 20:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Crescent City, Florida, United States
- Nearest airport
- Eagles Nest Aerodrome (FD44)
- Coordinates
- 29.4269, -81.6042
- Aircraft
- Otterback Nicholas J LIGHTNING
- Registration
- N324AL
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Ezell Richard D
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Decatur → Crescent City
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ERA11CA153
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot's inadequate flare and failure to recover from a bounced landing which resulted in a runway excursion.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
According to the pilot, on the first approach to land the airplane's speed was too fast and he elected to perform a go-around. On the second approach, the airspeed was too fast again and the airplane bounced twice upon landing. He applied full power in an attempt to abort the landing. During the takeoff, the left main landing gear separated from the airplane and it veered off the left side of the runway. The airplane impacted an embankment and a tree resulting in substantial damage to the left wing and fuselage. A postaccident examination of the airplane revealed no anomalies and the pilot reported no mechanical failures or malfunctions.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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