Meyers OTW-160 N26490

Summary

On 16 August 2012 at about 18:30 local time, a Meyers OTW-160 registered N26490, operated by Guthrie Thomasw, was involved in an accident near Worton, Maryland, 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

16 August 2012 at 18:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Worton, Maryland, United States

Nearest airport

Private Airstrip (NONE)

Coordinates

39.2722, -76.1250

Aircraft

Meyers OTW-160

Registration

N26490

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Guthrie Thomasw

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Chestertown → Worton

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA12LA518

Nobody was injured.

The student pilot's improper landing flare and the flight instructor's inadequate remedial action, 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 flight instructor reported that the student pilot's approach to a turf runway in the vintage biplane was normal; however, the landing flare was high and the touchdown was firm. After touchdown, the right main landing gear upper strut arm separated, which resulted in a collapse of the right main landing gear. Metallurgical examination of the fractured upper strut arm revealed the tube was buckled and bent and had fracture features consistent with overstress and bending of the tube in one direction. No evidence of preexisting cracking or fatigue was noted.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.