Engineering & Research 415-C N93415
25 October 2011 · Lebanon, Ohio, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 25 October 2011 at about 19:00 local time, a Engineering & Research 415-C registered N93415 was involved in an accident near Lebanon, Ohio, United States. 2 people were 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 19:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Lebanon, Ohio, United States
- Nearest airport
- Lebanon-Warren County Airport (I68)
- Coordinates
- 39.4622, -84.2519
- Aircraft
- Engineering & Research 415-C
- Registration
- N93415
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Xenia → Xenia
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CEN12CA045
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
The pilot's improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot was practicing takeoffs and landings with a flight instructor. The instructor reported that, upon landing when the airplane was about 2 feet above the runway, the pilot made a down elevator input because he believed that the airplane had ballooned. The instructor stated that he had been guarding the flight controls and he immediately corrected by inputting up elevator, but the airplane impacted the runway in a flat attitude. A postaccident examination revealed that the airplane's firewall was buckled.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Engineering & Research 415 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Oct 2011 | Engineering & Research 415-C | Mebane, North Carolina, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Sep 2013 | Engineering & Research 415-D | Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania, United States | Ferren Larry | No injuries | - |
| 26 Apr 2013 | Engineering & Research 415-C | Little Falls, Minnesota, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 11 Jul 2009 | Engineering & Research 415C | Corona, California, United States | Fleisher Jack | Minor injuries | - |
| 23 Jul 2016 | Engineering & Research 415 | Collinsville, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Jul 2016 | Engineering & Research 415 C | Mt Morris, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 May 2011 | Cessna 172 | Ironton, Ohio, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 5 Oct 2011 | Piper PA-38-112 | Centerburg, Ohio, United States | Whittenburg Douglas M | No injuries | - |
| 20 Aug 2011 | American Autogyro SPARROWHAWK | Delaware, Ohio, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 23 Apr 2011 | D & D ROTORWAY EXEC | Massillon, Ohio, United States | Dubert JAY | Minor injuries | - |
| 3 Dec 2011 | Cessna 172N | Wauseon, Ohio, United States | Stewart Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 20 Jul 2011 | Beechcraft C35 | Medina, Ohio, United States | Flight Services of Medina | No injuries | - |