Pilot Debrief

CAMPBELL DAVID LEGACY near Durango, CO — 2012-05-01

Final reportCEN12CA263
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Date
2012-05-01
Location
Durango, CO, USA
Airport
00C
Aircraft
CAMPBELL DAVID LEGACY
Registration
N12KX
Category
Airplane
Highest injury
None
Fatalities
0

Probable cause

The pilot’s improper flare and subsequent aerodynamic stall, which resulted in a hard landing.

NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that he lowered the landing gear and set the flaps to 30-degrees while on the downwind leg to the runway. He added that, as he lined up the airplane on final approach, the airplane drifted to the right. After the airplane crossed the beginning of the runway, the drift increased, and the pilot tried to correct back to the runway centerline. The pilot further stated that the airspeed decreased and the airplane “stalled between five and ten feet above the runway”. The airplane landed hard, slid off the runway onto a glass slope, and came to rest in an upright position. Examination of the airplane revealed substantial damage to the fuselage, including separation of the empennage section, forward of the vertical stabilizer.

NTSB coding

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