S O C A T A RALLYE 235 N315RA

Summary

On 23 May 2009 at about 16:55 local time, a S O C A T A RALLYE 235 registered N315RA, operated by Marlow and Lloyd Pounds, was involved in an accident near Ontario, Oregon, 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

23 May 2009 at 16:55

Classification

Accident

Location

Ontario, Oregon, United States

Nearest airport

Ontario Municipal Airport (ONO)

Coordinates

44.0203, -117.0136

Aircraft

S O C A T A RALLYE 235

Registration

N315RA

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Marlow and Lloyd Pounds

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Ontario → Ontario

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR09CA271

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's misjudged landing flare. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's lack of any experience in the make and model airplane.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot, who was conducting a series of touch-and-go landings, allowed the airplane to balloon during the landing flare. The airplane then dropped in from about five feet above the runway, resulting in a hard landing on all three landing gear. The pilot then added power, took off, and continued in the traffic pattern for another landing. During the subsequent landing roll, the nose landing gear collapsed, resulting in substantial damage to the firewall. The pilot, who had accumulated about 1,500 hours total flying time, had not flown this make and model airplane prior to this flight.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.