10 Sep 2011: AERO SP Z O O AT-4 LSA

10 Sep 2011: AERO SP Z O O AT-4 LSA — Unknown operator

No fatalities • San Diego, CA, United States

Probable cause

The pilot's improper recovery from a bounced landing and failure to maintain control during an attempted go-around.

— NTSB Determination

Accident narrative

According to the pilot's written statement, the approach for landing was normal. After the airplane crossed the runway numbers, the pilot initiated the flare. The pilot said that when the airplane was about 3 feet above the runway, it "lost all lift," and the pilot could not prevent a hard landing. The airplane bounced, and while airborne again, the pilot applied power to prevent a second hard landing, but the airplane began to weather vane to the left. The airplane bounced a second time, and a tower controller instructed the pilot to go-around. The pilot applied full power, the airplane yawed further to the left, and the left wing struck the ground. The nose and right main landing gear collapsed, the airplane slid to a stop, and the engine was stopped by the propeller striking the ground. The pilot attributed the loss of lift to a wind gust, and the loss of directional control to the slow speed of the airplane, and the high P-factor and torque from full engine power. The pilot reported that he was landing to the west, and that the winds were reported as being from the southwest at 10 knots, with no gusts.

Contributing factors

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

Conditions

Weather
VMC, wind 240/08kt, vis 10sm

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