Raf SE5A N685SE

Summary

On 27 February 2020 at about 18:25 local time, a Raf SE5A registered N685SE, operated by Training Services Inc, was involved in an accident near Kingsbury, Texas, 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

27 February 2020 at 18:25

Classification

Accident

Location

Kingsbury, Texas, United States

Nearest airport

Old Kingsbury Aerodrome (85TE)

Coordinates

29.6342, -97.8117

Aircraft

Raf SE5A

Registration

N685SE

Category

Airplane

Year built

2017

Operator

Training Services Inc

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Flight Test

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Kingsbury → Kingsbury

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN20CA105

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain a proper landing flare, which resulted in a hard, bounced landing, and his subsequent loss of directional control, which resulted in a ground loop.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that the initial touchdown was harder than expected and that the airplane bounced to the left. He was able to correct back to the right, but the airplane bounced again. When the airplane touched down the third time, it subsequently ground looped and the landing gear collapsed. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the wings. The pilot reported that there were no mechanical malfunctions or deficiencies that led to the accident.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.