CANADIAN LIGHT ACFT SALES &SVC BUSHCADDY EXPLORER
Island Pond, VT — July 29, 2016
Event Information
| Date | July 29, 2016 |
| Event Type | ACC |
| NTSB Number | GAA16CA388 |
| Event ID | 20160725X62814 |
| Location | Island Pond, VT |
| Country | USA |
| Coordinates | 44.79000, -71.82639 |
| Airport | JOHN H BOYLAN STATE (ISLAND PO |
| Highest Injury | NONE |
Aircraft
| Make | CANADIAN LIGHT ACFT SALES &SVC |
| Model | BUSHCADDY EXPLORER |
| Category | AIR |
| FAR Part | 091 |
| Aircraft Damage | SUBS |
Conditions
| Light Condition | DAYL |
| Weather | VMC |
Injuries
| Fatal | 0 |
| Serious | 0 |
| Minor | 0 |
| None | 2 |
| Total Injured | 0 |
Probable Cause
The pilot's exceedance of the airplane's critical angle-of-attack during approach, resulting in an inadvertent stall and hard landing.
Full Narrative
The pilot reported that he was landing in variable, gusting wind conditions and that prior to initiating the landing flare, his approach airspeed was about 45 miles per hour. About 12 feet above the runway the airplane lost lift, dropped to runway, and landed hard He recalled that the airplane impacted the runway about 150 feet from the threshold, the left landing gear partially collapsed, the airplane veered left and exited the left side of the runway, impacted a drainage culvert and nosed over. The airplane sustained substantial damage to both wings, engine mounts, and the empennage.
The pilot reported that during the flight there were no mechanical malfunctions or anomalies with any portion of the airplane that would have prevented normal flight operations.
As a recommendation, the pilot wrote that for the conditions he should have approached at a higher airspeed and flared further down the runway.
About This NTSB Record
This aviation event was investigated by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). NTSB investigates all U.S. civil aviation accidents to determine probable cause and issue safety recommendations to prevent future accidents.