ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 75321
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| Date: | Sunday 27 June 2010 |
| Time: | 13:30 |
| Type: |  Sonex Aircraft Sonex |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N363SX |
| MSN: | 363 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 10 hours |
| Engine model: | Great Plains 2180 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Charlotte County Airport (KPGD), Punta Gorda, Florida -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Punta Gorda, FL (PDD) |
| Punta Gorda, FL (PDD) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot stated that he entered the traffic pattern for landing, completed all required checklist items, and made a visual approach to the grass area adjacent to the runway. He flared the airplane high and the airplane touched down hard. As a result of the hard landing, the left main landing gear separated and the airplane nosed over inverted. The pilot reported no preimpact anomalies with the airplane.
Probable Cause: The pilot's improper flare, resulting in a hard landing.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Jun-2010 13:03 | slowkid | Added |
| 28-Jun-2010 21:54 | Erv | Updated |
| 29-Jun-2010 10:34 | Anon. | Updated [Location] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:25 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 26-Nov-2017 17:13 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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