Brandt Leroy E CHALLENGER II N434LB
11 July 2015 · Batavia, New York, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 11 July 2015 at about 11:00 local time, a Brandt Leroy E CHALLENGER II registered N434LB, operated by Willard P. White, was involved in an accident near Batavia, New York, 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.
The record
- Date
- at 11:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Batavia, New York, United States
- Nearest airport
- Genesee county airport (GVQ)
- Coordinates
- 43.0317, -78.1697
- Aircraft
- Brandt Leroy E CHALLENGER II
- Registration
- N434LB
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 2008
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Willard P. White
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Batavia → Batavia
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Dawn
- NTSB number
- ERA15CA267
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot's improper flare, which resulted in a hard landing and subsequent loss of directional control.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot of the experimental light sport airplane was performing touch and go takeoffs and landings in the airport traffic pattern. He stated that the second landing was "hard," but he continued the flight and performed a third takeoff and landing. The third landing was also hard, and the airplane bounced. The nose landing gear separated, and the airplane departed the runway and came to rest in the grass, resulting in substantial damage to the fuselage. The pilot reported there were no mechanical malfunctions or anomalies that would have precluded normal operation of the airplane.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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