Pilot Debrief

Ercoupe 415D near Whitehall, MT — 2009-02-04

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Date
2009-02-04
Location
Whitehall, MT, USA
Airport
MT41
Aircraft
Ercoupe 415D
Registration
N87349
Category
Airplane
Highest injury
None
Fatalities
0

Probable cause

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

NTSB 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.

NTSB coding

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