Ercoupe 415-C N3530H

Summary

On 16 May 2022 at about 18:15 local time, a Ercoupe 415-C registered N3530H was involved in an accident near Angola, Indiana, 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

16 May 2022 at 18:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Angola, Indiana, United States

Nearest airport

Tri-State Steuben County Airpo (ANQ)

Coordinates

41.6399, -85.0831

Aircraft

Ercoupe 415-C

Registration

N3530H

Category

Airplane

Year built

1946

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Coldwater → Angola

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN22LA210

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s failure to maintain control of the airplane while landing in gusting wind conditions, which resulted in a hard landing and the nose landing gear collapse.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that he completed a normal traffic pattern and was on final approach in gusting wind conditions. About 10 ft above the runway, the airplane encountered a gust of wind, and the pilot was unable to control the descent rate. The airplane landed hard, and the nose landing gear collapsed, which resulted in substantial damage to the firewall, fuselage, and right wing. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.