Pilot Debrief

AEROSPORT LTD IKARUS C42E near East Troy, WI — 2011-08-04

Final reportCEN11LA549
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Date
2011-08-04
Location
East Troy, WI, USA
Airport
57C
Aircraft
AEROSPORT LTD IKARUS C42E
Registration
N577JP
Category
Airplane
Highest injury
None
Fatalities
0
Phase of flight
Landing

Probable cause

The flight instrctor's delayed remedial action during landing. Contributing to the accident was the student pilot’s loss of directional control when he became distracted with the open door.

NTSB narrative

The student pilot reported that the accident landing was his fourth landing. He said that the landing was hard and the airplane bounced. He stated that he added power and about the same time, his door came open. He said that he initially ignored the door, but thought that the open door was causing the airplane to yaw to the left. He then tried to close the door, and the airplane veered off the left side of the runway and struck a ditch. The flight instructor reported no preimpact anomalies that would have precluded normal operation.

Analysis

Primary failure mode
Loss of control
First missed decision gate
Student pilot could have aborted landing after hard bounce instead of adding power.

NTSB coding

Evidence available

  • 3 docket documents
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Docket documents3

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