30 Jan 2011: OTTERBACK NICHOLAS J LIGHTNING — EZELL RICHARD D

30 Jan 2011: OTTERBACK NICHOLAS J LIGHTNING — EZELL RICHARD D

No fatalities • Crescent City, FL, United States

Probable cause

The pilot's inadequate flare and failure to recover from a bounced landing which resulted in a runway excursion.

— NTSB Determination

Accident narrative

According to the pilot, on the first approach to land, he was going too fast and performed a go-around. The pilot stated that on the second approach, the airspeed did not bleed off fast enough, and the airplane bounced twice upon landing. The pilot applied full power to take off, but the left main wheel separated from the airplane and it veered off the left side of the runway. The airplane impacted an embankment and a tree resulting in substantial damage to the left wing and fuselage. An examination of the airplane revealed no anomalies, and the pilot did not report any mechanical failures or malfunctions.

Contributing factors

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

Conditions

Weather
VMC, wind 080/05kt, vis 10sm

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