Robert E Bounds BOUNDS BEARCOUPE N136BC

Summary

On 5 May 2017 at about 15:15 local time, a Robert E Bounds BOUNDS BEARCOUPE registered N136BC was involved in an accident near Hanksville, Utah, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 were seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

5 May 2017 at 15:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Hanksville, Utah, United States

Nearest airport

Hanksville (HVE)

Coordinates

38.4203, -110.7011

Aircraft

Robert E Bounds BOUNDS BEARCOUPE

Registration

N136BC

Category

Airplane

Year built

2013

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Hidden Splendor → Hanksville

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR17LA098

2 people were seriously injured.

The flight instructor's failure to maintain airplane control during landing when he inadvertently applied brake pressure to the toe brakes when the airplane touched down.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The flight instructor and private pilot were conducting a personal flight in the tailwheel-equipped, experimental, amateur-built airplane. About 10 minutes before landing, the flight instructor, who had no previous experience flying the airplane, took control of the flight from the pilot and continued flying the airplane to landing. Due to his lack of prior experience flying the airplane, which had foot pedals that were raised off the floor, he inadvertently applied pressure to the toe brakes, which resulted in the airplane nosing over immediately on touchdown. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the vertical stabilizer and wing attachment fittings during the accident. Both the pilot and flight instructor reported that there were no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.