Robidoux Lionel WITTMAN W 10 N641TD

Summary

On 30 December 2012 at about 19:00 local time, a Robidoux Lionel WITTMAN W 10 registered N641TD was involved in an accident near Hobart, Indiana, United States. One person was 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

30 December 2012 at 19:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Hobart, Indiana, United States

Nearest airport

Hobart Sky Ranch Airport (3HO)

Coordinates

41.5525, -87.2575

Aircraft

Robidoux Lionel WITTMAN W 10

Registration

N641TD

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Hobart → Hobart

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN13CA120

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s failure to maintain adequate airspeed during landing, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and subsequent hard landing.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that the airplane’s airspeed was about 20 mph slower than normal when he turned on final approach. After clearing obstructions at the end of the runway, the pilot started to flare for a landing when the airplane suddenly dropped and impacted the runway surface. The hard landing partially collapsed the left main landing gear and resulted in substantial damage to the fuselage. The pilot reported no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane and noted that the accident could have been prevented if he had maintained a safe airspeed.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.