N3667H – Ercoupe 415 – 2019-06-07 NTSB Accident Report

On June 07, 2019, a Ercoupe 415 (N3667H) was involved in an incident near Lafayette, IN. All 2 people aboard were uninjured. The aircraft sustained substantial damage.

The National Transportation Safety Board determined the probable cause of this incident to be: The flight instructor's failure to maintain pitch control and his improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing.

The flight instructor reported that he was going to demonstrate a simulated engine failure on takeoff for a student pilot. After climbing several hundred feet, he reduced the engine power to idle and pitched the airplane to maintain best glide speed. He applied back pressure to the yoke during the landing flare and realized they were going to land harder than desired. The airplane touched down hard on the runway.

The airplane sustained substantial damage to both wings.

The flight instructor reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

This incident is documented in NTSB report GAA19CA329. AviatorDB cross-references NTSB investigation data with FAA registry records to provide comprehensive safety information for aircraft N3667H.