Tallent Chris M PUTTS SPECIAL N1959C

Summary

On 7 July 2008 at about 14:30 local time, a Tallent Chris M PUTTS SPECIAL registered N1959C was involved in an accident near Sumter, South Carolina, United States. One person was 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

7 July 2008 at 14:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Sumter, South Carolina, United States

Nearest airport

Sumter Muni (SMS)

Coordinates

33.9950, -80.3614

Aircraft

Tallent Chris M PUTTS SPECIAL

Registration

N1959C

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Sumter → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX08CA219

Nobody was injured.

the pilot's failure to maintain the proper glideslope and clearance from obstacles. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's limited experience in the airplane type.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot was performing the first landing of a planned series of traffic pattern touch-and-go operations. During the final approach, the airplane descended rapidly and the right wing tip clipped the top of a small tree. The airplane yawed and the airspeed decreased, resulting in a hard landing on the runway. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the firewall. The pilot reported that weather was not a factor in the accident. He believed that his failure to maintain adequate altitude on approach caused the accident, and his limited experience in the accident airplane contributed to the accident. The pilot had 0.2 hours of flight time in the same make and model as the accident airplane.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.