Roach Neil GLASAIR SU N47NR

Summary

On 9 March 2009 at about 17:47 local time, a Roach Neil GLASAIR SU registered N47NR, operated by White Buffalo Environmental, Inc, was involved in an accident near Tulsa, Oklahoma, 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

9 March 2009 at 17:47

Classification

Accident

Location

Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States

Nearest airport

Richard Lloyd Jones Jr Airport (RVS)

Coordinates

36.0369, -95.9839

Aircraft

Roach Neil GLASAIR SU

Registration

N47NR

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

White Buffalo Environmental, Inc

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Tulsa → Tulsa

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN09CA199

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's improper flare, and the flight instructor's delayed remedial action.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The airline transport pilot had not flown since 2001 and had recently purchased the airplane. He hired the certified flight instructor to provide instruction in his new airplane and to also prepare him for a flight review. The pilot said that he flew well and the flight was uneventful until his first landing attempt. He said he flared too soon, which caused the airspeed to dissipate. The instructor told him to add power, but the rate of descent was too great and the airplane landed hard on the left side of the runway and slid into an area of dry grass. A post-impact fire consumed the airplane. The pilot reported no mechanical deficiencies with the airplane or engine prior to the accident.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.