Michael Dean Grissom GRISSOM POBER PIXIE N489MG
19 July 2017 · Louisburg, North Carolina, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 19 July 2017 at about 14:30 local time, a Michael Dean Grissom GRISSOM POBER PIXIE registered N489MG was involved in an accident near Louisburg, North Carolina, 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 14:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Louisburg, North Carolina, United States
- Nearest airport
- Ball (79NC)
- Coordinates
- 36.1344, -78.2822
- Aircraft
- Michael Dean Grissom GRISSOM POBER PIXIE
- Registration
- N489MG
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 2013
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Louisburg → Louisburg
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- GAA17CA447
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot’s improper landing flare, 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 pilot reported that, during the landing, the airplane "landed short and hard." Subsequently, the main landing gear collapsed. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the right wing lift strut. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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