Siai Marchetti S211 N211JY

Summary

On 24 October 2014 at about 23:45 local time, a Siai Marchetti S211 registered N211JY, operated by Progenitech LLC, was involved in an accident near Borrego Valley, California, 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

24 October 2014 at 23:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Borrego Valley, California, United States

Nearest airport

Borrego Valley (L08)

Coordinates

33.2650, -116.3072

Aircraft

Siai Marchetti S211

Registration

N211JY

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Progenitech LLC

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Ramona → Borrego Valley

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR15CA031

Nobody was injured.

The private pilot's premature landing flare and the flight instructor's delayed remedial action, which resulted in a hard landing.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The private pilot stated that the purpose of the flight was for him to receive instruction from the rear-seated flight instructor (CFI). Following departure, they flew to a nearby airport with the intent of performing touch-and-go practice takeoffs and landings. As the airplane approached the touchdown zone, the private pilot prematurely flared. The CFI assumed control of the airplane and decreased the pitch attitude while simultaneously applying engine power. Despite his attempts, the airplane contacted the runway hard in a nose-high attitude. The CFI opted to abort the landing and climbed to traffic pattern altitude to verify proper control input. He landed on the same runway without incident. In the section titled "RECOMMENDATION" in the NTSB Pilot/Operator Report, form 6120.1/2, the pilots stated that the accident could have been prevented if they had flared closer to the runway. During the impact sequence, the airplane sustained substantial damage to the fuselage structure. Both pilots reported that there were no pre impact mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.