Taylorcraft F21B N4418F

Summary

On 6 July 2002 at about 17:00 local time, a Taylorcraft F21B registered N4418F was involved in an accident near Somerville, Tennessee, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

6 July 2002 at 17:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Somerville, Tennessee, United States

Nearest airport

Fayette County (FYE)

Coordinates

35.2058, -89.3942

Aircraft

Taylorcraft F21B

Registration

N4418F

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Alliance → Somerville

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

MIA02LA129

1 person had minor injuries.

The pilot's improper landing flare resulting in a hard landing and damage to the airplane.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot stated that on final approach to land he lowered the nose of the airplane to lose the excess altitude, but the airspeed increased, so in an attempt to reach the target airspeed he pulled back on the controls as the airplane neared the landing runway and stalled the airplane about 20 feet above the runway. He said that the airplane descended impacting the ground, and came to rest about 20 feet off the runway, incurring damage. Prior to the accident there had been no mechanical failure or malfunction with the airplane or its systems.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.