Aero At Sp Zoo AT-4 LSA N709PR

Summary

On 31 May 2011 at about 22:30 local time, a Aero At Sp Zoo AT-4 LSA registered N709PR, operated by Southern Maine Aviation LLC, was involved in an accident near Concord, New Hampshire, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

31 May 2011 at 22:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Concord, New Hampshire, United States

Nearest airport

Concord Municipal Airport (CON)

Coordinates

43.2028, -71.5022

Aircraft

Aero At Sp Zoo AT-4 LSA

Registration

N709PR

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Southern Maine Aviation LLC

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Keene → Concord

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA11CA319

1 person was seriously injured.

The student pilot's loss of aircraft control during a go-around maneuver following a bounced landing.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

During landing of the student pilot's first solo cross country flight, the airplane bounced and began to drift to the left of the runway centerline. The student attempted unsuccessfully to correct the drift, and consequently performed a go-around. Images of the student pilot's go-around were captured by a security camera on the airport. Review of the captured images revealed that during the go-around, the airplane rolled and turned to the left, while simultaneously pitching up into a nose-high attitude. The airplane then pitched nose down while continuing to roll and turn left, before moving out of view of the security camera. A postaccident examination of the accident site revealed, that after moving out of view of the security camera, the airplane impacted the ground, 180 degrees off the runway heading, and nosed over. Examination of the airplane revealed that it had incurred substantial damage to the wings, fuselage, and engine firewall. No preimpact malfunctions of the airplane or engine were discovered.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.