ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 155516
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| Date: | Monday 22 April 2013 |
| Time: | 11:17 |
| Type: |  Alon A-2 Aircoupe |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N6369V |
| MSN: | A-45 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3654 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental C-90 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Arkavalley Airport - 12A, Greenbrier, AR -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Conway, AR (KCWS) |
| Greenbrier, AR (12A) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
According to a friend, the pilot had not flown regularly for about 20 years. However, the pilot had recently purchased an airplane and passed a biennial flight review. The flight instructor who conducted the flight review recommended to the pilot that he obtain additional flight instruction. The accident pilot then departed the location of the review to ferry the airplane to his home. A witness reported that, once the pilot reached the destination airport, the first two landing attempts were unstable, and the pilot initiated go-arounds each time. During the third landing, the airplane bounced and began to porpoise, and it then departed the left side of the runway and impacted a culvert. The pilot initiated a third go-around, during which, the airplane struck a tree and impacted terrain. A 131-foot ridge was located about 1,000 feet ahead of the approach end of the runway. Further, the runway was relatively narrow (about 40 feet) with a downslope. The combination of these factors created a challenging runway environment. It is likely that the pilot did not properly flare the airplane and then recover from the bounced landing due to his limited recent flying experience and proficiency.
Probable Cause: The pilot's improper recovery from a bounced landing and porpoise. Contributing to the accident were the pilot's limited recent flying experience and proficiency and the challenging runway environment.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
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Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Apr-2013 11:43 | gerard57 | Added |
| 22-Apr-2013 22:09 | Geno | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 25-Apr-2013 06:21 | 78Delta | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 25-Apr-2014 00:07 | Geno | Updated [Time, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:28 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 28-Nov-2017 14:33 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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