Accident Details
Probable Cause and Findings
THE PILOT'S IMPROPER USE OF FLIGHT CONTROLS DURING THE LANDING FLARE. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE PILOT'S LACK OF RECENT FLIGHT EXPERIENCE IN THIS TYPE AIRPLANE.
Aircraft Information
Registered Owner (Historical)
Analysis
On Saturday, July 16, 1994, at 2040 eastern daylight time, a Hawk Rul-1, N5296Y, a homebuilt airplane, piloted by Bruce A. Hawk, sustained substantial during an attempted landing at a private airstrip in Lucasville, Ohio. The pilot was not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan was filed. The flight was being conducted under 14 CFR Part 91.
The pilot was landing in a westerly direction on the grass runway. He said:
[I] lined up for...landing...about 40 feet above the runway [the] left wing was dropping about 10-15 [degrees]. [I] added right aileron -slow response-added more power-now...20 feet above runway-right wing went over and hit ground -somewhat of a ground loop.
The pilot reported the wind was from 270 degrees at 2 knots with no gusts.
The pilot had not flown this make and model airplane in the last 90 days.
Data Source
Data provided by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). For more information on this event, visit the NTSB Records Search website. NTSB# NYC94LA127