Pietenpol AIR CAMPER N29NX
9 July 2015 · Burlington, Wisconsin, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 9 July 2015 at about 23:30 local time, a Pietenpol AIR CAMPER registered N29NX was involved in an accident near Burlington, Wisconsin, 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 23:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Burlington, Wisconsin, United States
- Nearest airport
- Burlington Muni (BUU)
- Coordinates
- 42.6914, -88.3044
- Aircraft
- Pietenpol AIR CAMPER
- Registration
- N29NX
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 2008
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- 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
- GAA15CA180
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The student pilot's failure to maintain pitch control during the landing touchdown, resulting in a hard landing.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The student pilot reported that during the landing touchdown, she landed "a bit hard," and the forward momentum caused the nose of the airplane to contact the runway. A postflight inspection revealed substantial damage to the right aft wing strut and to the fuselage underneath the rudder pedals. The student pilot reported no pre-impact mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airframe or engine that would have precluded normal operation.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Pietenpol AIR accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Sep 1995 | Pietenpol AIR-CAMPER | Redmond, Oregon, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Aug 1990 | Pietenpol AIR CAMPER | Minonk, Illinois, United States | Gerdes, Chester E. | Fatal | 1 |
| 6 Sep 1989 | Pietenpol AIR CAMPER B4A | Horatio, Arkansas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Jul 2015 | Socata TBM 700 | Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States | Trustey Management Corporation | Fatal | 2 |
| 5 Sep 2015 | Venus CP328 SUPER EMERAUDE | Port Wing, Wisconsin, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 14 Jun 2015 | Continental Copters TOMCAT MK5A | Elk Mound, Wisconsin, United States | Churchill, Scott | No injuries | - |
| 1 Aug 2015 | Cessna 182 | Watertown, Wisconsin, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 15 Nov 2015 | Hickham LANCAIR IV-P | Shawano, Wisconsin, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 21 Jun 2015 | Mooney M20K | Sheboygan, Wisconsin, United States | James R. Pawlak | No injuries | - |