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P&M QUIK GT450 N703PM

30 July 2009 · Oshkosh, Wisconsin, United States · Minor injuries

Summary

On 30 July 2009 at about 23:30 local time, a P&M QUIK GT450 registered N703PM was involved in an accident near Oshkosh, Wisconsin, 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.

The record

Date
at 23:30
Classification
Accident
Location
Oshkosh, Wisconsin, United States
Nearest airport
Wittman Regional Airport (OSH)
Coordinates
43.9842, -88.5403
Aircraft
P&M QUIK GT450
Registration
N703PM
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Oshkosh → Oshkosh
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
CEN09CA478

People

1 person had minor injuries.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 1 0

Probable cause

The pilot's improper flare and improper recovery from a bounced landing.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

According to the pilot, he was landing on the ultralight grass strip and "contacted the ground hard." The microlight aircraft bounced and impacted the ground a second time in a nose low attitude. The nosewheel collapsed, the front fairing was cracked, and the wing was bent. The pilot reported no mechanical anomalies with the airframe or its systems.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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