Campbell David LEGACY N12KX

Summary

On 1 May 2012 at about 18:35 local time, a Campbell David LEGACY registered N12KX, operated by Forever and Always LLC, was involved in an accident near Durango, Colorado, 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.

Date

1 May 2012 at 18:35

Classification

Accident

Location

Durango, Colorado, United States

Nearest airport

Animas Air Park (00C)

Coordinates

37.2031, -107.8692

Aircraft

Campbell David LEGACY

Registration

N12KX

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Forever and Always LLC

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Prescott → Durango

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN12CA263

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s improper flare and subsequent aerodynamic stall, 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 reported that he lowered the landing gear and set the flaps to 30-degrees while on the downwind leg to the runway. He added that, as he lined up the airplane on final approach, the airplane drifted to the right. After the airplane crossed the beginning of the runway, the drift increased, and the pilot tried to correct back to the runway centerline. The pilot further stated that the airspeed decreased and the airplane “stalled between five and ten feet above the runway”. The airplane landed hard, slid off the runway onto a glass slope, and came to rest in an upright position. Examination of the airplane revealed substantial damage to the fuselage, including separation of the empennage section, forward of the vertical stabilizer.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.