Staudacher S 300 N126RG

Summary

On 3 June 2016 at about 01:10 local time, a Staudacher S 300 registered N126RG, operated by Petersen, Alfred C., was involved in an accident near Prospect Heights, Illinois, 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

3 June 2016 at 01:10

Classification

Accident

Location

Prospect Heights, Illinois, United States

Nearest airport

Chicago Executive (PWK)

Coordinates

42.1156, -87.9031

Aircraft

Staudacher S 300

Registration

N126RG

Category

Airplane

Year built

1998

Engines

1

Operator

Petersen, Alfred C.

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Prospect Heights → Prospect Heights

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA16CA280

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's incorrect pitch control during the landing, which resulted in a hard bounced landing, and subsequent left main landing gear collapse, a runway excursion, and a collision with a runway sign.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot of the tailwheel-equipped airplane reported that he landed hard and bounced. The pilot further reported that after the bounce, he knew that the left main landing gear had collapsed, and he held the left wing off of the runway until the airplane slowed and the wing stopped producing lift. Subsequently, the airplane veered off the runway to the left and collided with runway signs, which resulted in substantial damage to the horizontal stabilizer. The pilot reported that the "½ inch fine thread bolt" on the left main landing gear failed during the bounced landing. 

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.