Tl Ultralight STINGSPORT N9494

Summary

On 24 August 2013 at about 21:30 local time, a Tl Ultralight STINGSPORT registered N9494, operated by Arlington Flight Services, was involved in an accident near Burlington, Washington, 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

24 August 2013 at 21:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Burlington, Washington, United States

Nearest airport

Skagit Regional (BVS)

Coordinates

48.4706, -122.4217

Aircraft

Tl Ultralight STINGSPORT

Registration

N9494

Category

Airplane

Year built

2007

Engines

1

Operator

Arlington Flight Services

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Burlington → Burlington

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR13CA387

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's improper flare and unsuccessful attempt to correct a bounced landing, which resulted in a nose gear collapse

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The  pilot rented the special light sport airplane from a fixed base operator for the purpose of conducting a personal flight to a non-towered airport, where he planned to practice landings and takeoffs. He entered a left traffic pattern for runway 11 at the destination airport, and conducted a normal touch-and-go landing and takeoff, with the intent of conducting at least one more touch-and-go on the same runway. He used the same flap and power settings for the second approach, but noted that the second approach was "slightly shallower than normal." After touchdown, the airplane bounced. The pilot maintained the pitch attitude, and the airplane touched down and bounced again. He then added power with the intent to abandon the landing, but the propeller struck the runway. The pilot reduced power and the airplane slid to a stop on the runway. The nose landing gear was collapsed aft, and penetrated the fuselage fuel tank, which resulted in substantial damage.   The pilot reported no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.            

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.