4 Feb 2009: Ercoupe 415D — Michael Harrison

4 Feb 2009: Ercoupe 415D — Michael Harrison

No fatalities • Whitehall, MT, United States

Probable cause

The pilot's failure to attain the proper touchdown point and his failure to abort the landing.

— NTSB Determination

Accident narrative

The pilot touched down beyond his point of intended landing and bounced. He added power, regained level flight, reduced power, and landed again. As he applied the brakes, he realized that the landing roll would exceed the amount of runway remaining available. He turned hard right to avoid a fence and a ditch. However, the left wing contacted the ground, and sustained substantial damage.

Contributing factors

  • cause Landing distance — Not attained/maintained
  • cause Pilot
  • cause Pilot

Conditions

Weather
VMC, wind 180/03kt, vis 10sm

Related events

Same operator

  • 9 Jul 2010 — ERCOUPE 415 D (Michael Harrison)

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