Rans 7 N4012H

Summary

On 9 September 1996 at about 05:04 local time, a Rans 7 registered N4012H, operated by Danny JOE Burnham, was involved in an accident near Anchorage, Alaska, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

9 September 1996 at 05:04

Classification

Accident

Location

Anchorage, Alaska, United States

Nearest airport

Merrill Field (MRI)

Coordinates

61.2110, -149.8905

Aircraft

Rans 7

Registration

N4012H

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Danny JOE Burnham

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Wasilla → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Dusk

NTSB number

ANC96LA147

Nobody was injured.

the pilot's improper recovery from a bounced landing and failure to maintain control of the aircraft. A factor relatated to the accident was: the pilot's improper decision to continue the flight after he identified he was having difficulty landing the airplane.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The purpose of the flight was for the flight instructor (CFI) to become familiar with the homebuilt experimental airplane and to then teach the student pilot/owner, who was also aboard the airplane. According to the CFI, he was having continuing difficulty landing the airplane at the practice, gravel airstrip, and thought about leaving the airplane there and retrieving it later. He elected to fly the airplane to Merrill Field, in Anchorage, because it was getting dark and he wanted to get the airplane to its home base. He also noted that he assumed the paved runway at Merrill would be more difficult to land on. While landing at Merrill Field, the airplane bounced two or three times, and went off the right side of runway 24. The CFI attempted to abort the landing, but was unable to keep the airplane from striking airplanes parked on the ramp. The CFI said there was no preimpact mechanical difficulties with airplane.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.