Stucker Virgil A AVID MAGNU N777DV
21 June 2009 · Emmett, Idaho, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 21 June 2009 at about 21:00 local time, a Stucker Virgil A AVID MAGNU registered N777DV, operated by Stucker Virgil A, was involved in an accident near Emmett, Idaho, 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.
The record
- Date
- at 21:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Emmett, Idaho, United States
- Nearest airport
- Emmett Municipal (S78)
- Coordinates
- 43.8775, -116.5369
- Aircraft
- Stucker Virgil A AVID MAGNU
- Registration
- N777DV
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Stucker Virgil A
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Nampa → Emmett
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- WPR09CA304
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
The pilot's improper landing flare and recovery from a bounced landing.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot was landing almost directly into a headwind, and as he neared the approach end of the runway for a full-stop landing he noticed that the airplane was sinking at a higher rate than he wanted it to. He therefore added power in order to decrease the rate of descent. The addition of power was not sufficient to significantly reduce the sink rate, and the airplane contacted the runway hard and bounced back into the air. After the airplane bounced back into the air, the pilot did not maintain runway alignment and when it touched down again it was off the side of the runway. During this second touchdown, the nosewheel hit first and collapsed. Immediately thereafter, one of the wings impacted the terrain, resulting in substantial damage to its structure. According to the pilot, there were no anomalies associated with the airplane's flight control system.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Jun 2009 | Cessna 182M | Atlanta, Idaho, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
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| 8 Oct 2009 | Cessna 180 | Pistol Creek, Idaho, United States | Maslen Holbrook | No injuries | - |
| 24 Dec 2009 | Cessna 172M | Albion, Idaho, United States | Thaddeus Fickel | No injuries | - |
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